October 2 2005 EhBC Online Discussion

October 2, 2005 EhBC Online Discussion

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<`abi{A}> http://www.deliriumclothing.com/
<jewel`{F}> oh thank you much
<paperclip[B]> :)
<paperclip[B]> hmm perhaps i don't have much to say on this topic tonight. i'm not one to drop.
<cate> but you get after care don't you?
<krista-F> i'm just here for the refreshments
<paperclip[B]> yeah, i guess i do. LOL
<abitbent> is dropping another word for "coming down"?
<paperclip[B]> i'm assuming it does.
<Jaysker{padma}> what do people mean by dropping? for them..
<jen{SE}> always thought of dropping as the during the scene, the coming down after the scene
<Jaysker{padma}> yah, i think of dropping as the 'getting into scene space' mentally
<motoki> there's dropping during a scene, and so-called "sub-drop" after the scene
<paperclip[B]> i don't really into 'sub space' the way most tend to, i don't have the "drop" that some apparently do. i need little aftercare after play. at least that's how i see me.
<jen{SE}> me too, i don't drop and i just want to get my clothes back on and off the floor asap after the scene.. *lol*
<paperclip[B]> lol
<abitbent> i recall my first play experience with my first Domme... (fond memories, She's so sweet).. ahem... anyway, aftercare seems to be something that was a little more intimate than she was willing to go. I just recall feeling very cold and helpless after play was over. i didn't even know what coming down was at that point, but i knew something was missing. So it's important i'd say.
<Jaysker{padma}> that makes sense
<Jaysker{padma}> i guess i wonder what makes the play appealing to subs if they don't drop into sub space?
<jen{SE}> question? What do you require as aftercare (general question)
<abitbent> i'd suggest that a Top might need aftercare as well though... for both to feel that connection.
<paperclip[B]> well, i get a bit clingy sometimes...mostly i just feel drunk and thirsty. as far as the care is concerned, Bill always makes sure to have water for me and not leave my side for a bit.
<motoki> i don't need a lot immediately after a scene - but i do crave connection some time afterwards - even as simple as exchanging a few words about our different perspectives of the scene, talking about favorite parts, etc
<Jaysker{padma}> i always think of a drink, and a blanket sometimes or a wrap, and some skin time
* jen{SE} does not think alcohol spray on the cuts after counts as aftercare SE does but then He is a sadist *lol*
<motoki> but sometimes the "connection" i've had after a scene is a kick, or a foot on my back, or alcohol on my wounds
<motoki> lol jen
<paperclip[B]> play is still fun with the sub space Jaysker{padma}
<paperclip[B]> without, i meant to say LOL
<Jaysker{padma}> i believe you completely - i think i find the subspace so entrancing it is hard for me to imagine playing without it
<paperclip[B]> ah
<jen{SE}> subspace is kindof like the female ejaculation, some do, some don't but the orgasm regardless is good
<paperclip[B]> perhaps there are various forms of sub space. i just automatically equate sub space as that trancelike way people get into.
<Jaysker{padma}> fair enough
<kierana{DRFL}> not all sub-space is the same...that's my opinion, anyways
<paperclip[B]> i'll agree with that.
<jen{SE}> subspace or headspace are they the same?
<paperclip[B]> no, i'd say they aren't jen{SE}
<abitbent> headspace is more of an attitude or mood isn't it?
<kierana{DRFL}> nahhh headspace is how you go into the scene...subspace is how you come out of the scene hopefully
<paperclip[B]> i'd think so.
* jen{SE} vs headcase *grins*, just a joke....
<paperclip[B]> lol
<Jaysker{padma}> teehee
<kierana{DRFL}> lol
<abitbent> How important is aftercare to a Top?
<Jaysker{padma}> it depends i think
<jen{SE}> depends on the top much like the bottom, some need it some dont'
<paperclip[B]> i'd say that play without aftercare is like having sex with someone only to have them roll over and immediately leave when finished. thoughts on that?
<abitbent> i agree paperclip[B]...
<jen{SE}> but i think there is always a version of aftercare as Motoki said, "connection" between two partners after a scene
<Jaysker{padma}> i need to establish some aftercare exchange after - providing aftercare and connection allows me to come out of scene space as well
<cate> sounds like my last marriage paperclip[B]
<paperclip[B]> lmao!
<jen{SE}> depends on the dynamics of the relationship
<cate> i used to get up and leave
<motoki> aftercare varies so much - one submissive's preference another might abhor
<paperclip[B]> lol cate
<paperclip[B]> true enough motoki
<jen{SE}> if i am being used as property... the aftercare would be different than if i was being used as a lover
<motoki> yes - sometimes aftercare "needs" really have little to do with the scene itself, and everything to do with the headspace going into the scene
<abitbent> true jen{SE}... then absence of aftercare would actually be part of that particular scene.
<jen{SE}> *lol*, i've seen SE bend down ask "you breathing girl?", i nod, He says good and wanders off.. He knows that works for me
<spirited_sassy{CP}> lol
<motoki> :)
<jen{SE}> i have also had a couple of really intense scenes where if He tried to touch me after, i would bolt,
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i have done that before
<motoki> or bite
<motoki> can't say i've done that, but it's crossed my mind more than once
<abitbent> so the correct form of aftercare would be leaving you alone in that instance.
<jen{SE}> others scenes no better place than kneeling with my head in his lap... so what i need after a scene changes from scene to scene
<jen{SE}> yes abitbent
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i have to agree jen{SE} depending on the scene
<jen{SE}> though i have learned not to end a scene with the question "Is that it?"
<spirited_sassy{CP}> the aftercare i need can differ
<motoki> lol
<motoki> i like being on my knees and in the background, somehow "connected" although not necessarily close
<jen{SE}> agrees spirited_sassy{CP}
<jen{SE}> Though it does make it a little tough on the top... okay, what does she want now... none, cuddle, etc..
<kierana{DRFL}> i usually need "cuddle" time to recover, i've found without that i can still be affected 2 days later *shrugs*
<`abi{A}> do aftercare needs change if you're scening with someone other than your primary partner?
<motoki> yes, it can last for days
<jen{SE}> yes for me it does
<motoki> whether i'm scening with primary partner or not, i have found that i crave connection *with* primary partner at some point afterwards
* jen{SE} *lol*, though i have not scened with anyone but SE in quite awhile so not sure anymore
<abitbent> i agree motoki... i'd rather be with my primary partner after.
<Guest8056> hello all
<spirited_sassy{CP}> it does for me `abi{A}
<Guest8056> ??After care
<`abi{A}> now, is that because the space you inhabit after a scene is more intimate than the scene itself?
<abitbent> emotional/physical attention after play Guest8056
<Guest8056> IC thanks
<motoki> hmmm interesting question abi
<`abi{A}> or because if you're going to bite someone it should be your owner ;)
<kierana{DRFL}> lol
<motoki> lol
<motoki> for me, it's because that's where my primary "tie" is - that's where i can feel centered and "myself"
<abitbent> i find aftercare helps me validate who i am to my primary partner
<`abi{A}> howso abitbent?
<jen{SE}> hmm, not sure, (well the biting part i am sure about *grins*), but as to other part, maybe part of it is, i am not in a scene with another unless He sends me there, He still maintains the ownership and the control, it is still Him i am representing
<abitbent> i guess in the end of it all, i'd only be playing with another Top, to please my primary partner.
<motoki> that's part of it for me, too, jen
<jen{SE}> i am always His responsibility
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i agree jen i need to know that i did ok with other partner
<spirited_sassy{CP}> and i need it from my Master
<jen{SE}> nods exactly, it's His approval i want and need
<spirited_sassy{CP}> yepper
<motoki> nods nods
<abitbent> agrees
<motoki> it could have been an amazing scene with someone else, but without that "good girl" (whether in words, a look, or an action) from #1, it doesn't matter
<abitbent> validation from Him motoki?
<motoki> i suppose - just that connection
<abitbent> anyone ever had a bad experience with aftercare?
<motoki> i can't think of a bad experience with aftercare - it all gets ironed out eventually in my experience
<`abi{A}> I wouldn't say 'bad'...but I've encountered difficulties
<motoki> my biggest difficulty is when i'm feeling really vulnerable, especially when i feel as though i'm going to dissolve into tears
<spirited_sassy{CP}> yes me too `abi{A}
<`abi{A}> I have had 'helpful' DMs try to sneak up and offer blankets .. but they were waved off before I bit them
<motoki> lol that happened once to me, too abi
<abitbent> :)
<`abi{A}> and I frequently have trouble when people try to talk to me post scene when I'm feeling non-verbal
<motoki> not a DM, but a well-meaning but misinformed person LOL
<spirited_sassy{CP}> helpful DM's have tried to help us too and have gotten an earful
<abitbent> perhaps to the uninformed... aftercare can be misunderstood at times.
<`abi{A}> in truth they are trying to be helpful, but it's important to know that, as we've seen discussed here tonight, people have vastly different aftercare needs
<motoki> nods
<spirited_sassy{CP}> yep
<motoki> i realized the other day when i was talking about this subject that some of my "different needs" have to do with just not ever experiencing "another way"
<motoki> for example, i've never experienced cuddling and a blanket for aftercare
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i have experienced a variety of different ways and i like them all
<motoki> all i know is that what i have experienced has worked for me
<motoki> sassy do you find that you crave a particular way after some scenes?
<bathroomslave-m> hello all
<abitbent> that's all that matters i'm guessing motoki
<`abi{A}> We don't have a 'standard' aftercare....but in general, the aftercare is a continuation of the scene dynamic ... and that works for me
<spirited_sassy{CP}> nope cause i ask for the type of care i get
<spirited_sassy{CP}> so i am never left craving
<motoki> doesn't that mean you do crave certain things so you ask for it? i guess that's what i meant
<jen{SE}> ben & jerry's
<spirited_sassy{CP}> no cause if Sir chooses to do a different aftercare then what i want that is ok too
<`abi{A}> does anyone incorporate ritual into their aftercare?
<jen{SE}> besides cleaning the equipment...
<spirited_sassy{CP}> yeah i'm with jen{SE}
<spirited_sassy{CP}> and pack the toys
* `abi{A} nods...repacking the toys is an important ritual for me
<motoki> repacking the toys makes me really anxious
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i like to repack them cause that way they are nice and neat
<jen{SE}> SE has always preferred to pack the toys
<motoki> most of the time, that's been the same for me, jen (i.e., it's not me who repacks)
<spirited_sassy{CP}> yep it is me motoki
<spirited_sassy{CP}> that's my job and i like it
<abitbent> important for you abi or just important because it's expected of you.
<jen{SE}> *lol*
<`abi{A}> it does a couple of things for me. It makes me focus, it gives me the opportunity to reflect on each one as I replace it, it continues the dynamic of the scene and it is an act of service
<bathroomslave-m> so where do you live motoki
<motoki> i mean in all of the D/s and scene relationships i've been in sassy
<abitbent> :)
<`abi{A}> an important expectation abitbent
<spirited_sassy{CP}> lol
<spirited_sassy{CP}> i like the praise i get when the toy bag is done right
<abitbent> rituals are wonderful for headspace i find.
<jen{SE}> gym bag packing is that way for me
<jen{SE}> though unpacking the gym bag after not as much fun *smiles*, reminds me of hockey bags.. phew!!
<motoki> lol
<spirited_sassy{CP}> lol
* jen{SE} has found some great scent balls etc.. for the bag..
<jen{SE}> though also learned, not to get the flowery ones *grins*....
<jen{SE}> have to get the manly smell ones
<motoki> old spice
<spirited_sassy{CP}> eeeeeeeewwwwww
<jen{SE}> though on a serious note, i like the idea of rituals after a scene, something to think on
<motoki> i'm trying to think of rituals i've had immediately after a scene
<jen{SE}> SE is not huge on rituals we have few we follow
<motoki> apart from cleaning the equipment (and even that i'm not always required to do depending on a few variables), i haven't had many
<`abi{A}> in addition to the toybag...we have replacing scene cuffs with walking-around cuffs... in a very specific way
<`abi{A}> and some others that depend on the scene we're coming out of
<jen{SE}> do you find the ritual helps you to come back
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<`abi{A}> no, I find that ritual helps to 'solidify' the scene experience
<`abi{A}> ritual links the scene to relationship
<motoki> i find that being told "get up slut" does that for me
<motoki> :)
<`abi{A}> well, maybe that's a ritual then motoki
<jen{SE}> nods, good food for thought
<abitbent> ritual can be an opportunity to prove my dedication, and i rarely pass up on making Her proud of me.
<motoki> well, the thing is it's never the same thing
<jen{SE}> *smiles*, dedication for me is seeing those canes come out and not running the other way.... just kidding
<motoki> lol
<abitbent> :P
<`abi{A}> we do many different kinds of scenes, the aftercare changes, the dynamic doesn't change. The aftercare rituals are part of the dynamic.
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<spirited_sassy{CP}> i agree `abi{A}