Training
by Jonathan Quince
Sunday, December 21, 2003 06:42:00
Vivian’s training begins today.
Today is Sunday, the first day of the week. Sunday is to be her day of full-time slave-work. For Vivian, “slave-work” includes much more than the mundane activity of serving meals and washing floors (or even the kinkier implications). She shall be a servant about the house, a slave in the bedroom, and a pupil in the study.
First, I shall start with the studying part. Vivian must be inculcated with the attitude that she is not only a slave; she is also a student obligated to uphold the highest standard of excellence in both academic and artistic subjects. A regular student who fails in her studies fails only herself; if Vivian fails, she fails me as well, which is quite unacceptable. Note that my focus on scholastics is motivated purely by selfish reasons: Vivian’s studies shall enhance the breadth of services she can offer me. Her own self-improvement is an ancillary benefit.
To begin with, I am starting her study on one academic subject. The nature of the subject does not matter so long as it affords ample amounts of rote memorization. If she progresses to a higher level, I will start her on something more abstract; but for now, she will have to make do with the memorization.
I have selected art history as her starting subject for two reasons: One, I am familiar with it but not well-versed, so it will be convenient for me to train Vivian into a resource to whom I can delegate my own questions about the subject; and two, it shall dovetail neatly with her other artistically-minded activities. I have selected a fairly standard curriculum, a good text to be used in conjunction with the Internet, and a very demanding pace for her to keep up. Her first mid-term test (which I snarfed from a friend who took art history in college) shall be given in approximately six weeks.
Leveraging my own musical competence, I shall spend the next two weeks evaluating her for raw talent on a few different instruments I shall select. If she proves herself worthy, she shall then begin formal instruction with an outside teacher who shall see her as an ordinary student, if a dedicated one.
If she shows herself a dedicated student in music, I will see about expanding her range of artistic study. She’s had the standard set of little-girl dance lessons and she appears to have reasonable ability with some visual arts; when the time comes, I will test her for the best direction to set her in.
Besides several hours of study, Vivian’s Sundays shall carry the obligation of several hours’ service. This part is self-explanatory and shall be quite convenient for me.
Finally (and foremost on every reader’s mind) is the bedroom part. This has not yet started; I shall judge when Vivian is ready.
In fact, for those of you who have been writing in with improper inquiries about the lewder details, I have not had sex with Vivian yet. For myself, I have my own reasons; and for her, if she wants it, she is going to have to earn it. Naturally, I intend to post if or when this happens. I may provide her with some form of sexual release if I find her deserving, but it shall not be sex with me just yet. She is not allowed to pleasure herself, either, unless she has my explicit permission; if she does it without, I will punish her quite severely.
Monday through Friday, Vivian has a regular job. She’s on vacation time for most of this week, which is why I chose this week for the beginning; but ordinarily, her work schedule will be closely meshed together with her slave schedule. Her early mornings and her evenings shall be devoted to the same activities as her Sundays. It is paramount that she maintain her regular job, no matter what it is; even laying aside pragmatic concerns, at this point in her life, she needs the discipline it affords.
To the outside world, Vivian will appear to be ambitious. She will be driving herself like a soldier. Only a select circle of people who know her will know that I am driving her as a slave.
Monday through Friday, Vivian shall also need to commute — first to me, then to her job, then back to me, then back to her home. Friday night through Monday morning is her full-time opportunity to be with me.
Saturday is a day of rest. It is a break-point from the rest of the week, a day to recharge and replenish. For Vivian, that shall mean being driven as hard as ever — just in a different direction from that of the work-week.
Instead of the normal load of academics, arts, and work, Vivian shall cleanse herself and prepare for the new week to come. This means both the literal — weekly laundry, etc. — and the spiritual.
As such, Saturday shall also include extended sessions of guided meditation. “Guided meditation” means, in this case, that I hypnotize her. It will be a prime opportunity to tinker with her mind and set it going in the right direction. It will also be quite cathartic for her; she shall need it to release the stress of the work-week. After all, I’m driving her hard, not driving her to burnout. It is with good reason that Judeocentric religions typically have a Sabbath day centered around rest and prayer; Saturday shall be her Sabbath, and this meditation shall be her prayer time.
The above schedule shall be modified when and how I see fit. Until then, Vivian will stick to it religiously or face the consequences.