<div align="center">(http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz222/DiverseDesires/castlebanner1.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Today on a polyamory forum the following advertisement is posted:</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;">Three men and three women are required for an interesting psychological experiment concerning polyamory.  For more details and how to apply call 8100668</span></span><br/><br/><br/>When anyone rings the number listed there is a recorded message with a website address on it.  The website explains that this a six month experiment where each person who is chosen will be required to live in a castle on a Scottish island.  A contract will be signed and no-one will be allowed to leave until the six month period is over.  As well as abiding by the rules of the experiment each subject will also keep a video diary which must be kept up to date at least once every three days.<br/><br/>The following points are also then explained:<br/><br/>It will be necessary to view this as a form of arranged marriage.  Where each person is committing to try and be part of creating a full and totally polyamorus group. Although sexual relationships will be fully consensual each participant is there as a fully open member of the group and will be expected to be keen to be sexually and physical free and have the   experience and liking for / or a desire for group sex.  After rigorous medical and psychological testing applicants will be very carefully matched to find a group who are as compatible as possible. And if accepted will need to understand that they also accept everyone there equally and no smaller gropings or individual parings will be allowed.<br/><br/>In addition to this only females who are submissive and males who are dominant need apply.  One of the important aspects of the experiment is that it will be run on very old fashioned lines. The women will be the home makers, sharing the responsibility of the care of the men and of their home in the castle, they must also get on well amongst each other;  be supportive and like being in a social group made of just women. The men need to be strong individuals who believe totally in male dominance - you will be hunting, fishing and doing some gardening and any heavy work in the household. It is also just as important that the men are all used to being with other groups of men and bond well with them and fit in well with the group.<br/><br/>Sexually too the women will be subservient to the men, have experience of, or want to be part of a slightly BDSM environment, where light impact play and bondage may be part of their experiences.  The men must take their roles very seriously looking after and caring for the women, and never abuse them or break the rules given to them.<br/><br/>Anyone reading this far will also find out that each  person will be paid a rather large sum of money for their  time and commitment.  And as their eyebrows raise or they gasp at the amount offered their eyes also read the warning.... that total commitment is required; there will be no contact with the outside world; that the testing will be rigorous and not to bother applying unless you think you truly do want to commit to a 6 person polyamorus family where the old-fashioned principles of male domination will be upheld.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">THE TWIST:</span><br/><br/>OK so below you will find a cast list with a general outline of the people who are needed for the story, you can choose the nationality, colour, looks etc (pics please and preferable more than one or links to them) and background – if there is anything you want to change in the outline provided we just need to discuss it.<br/><br/>The first male character has a rather large secret –<strong>this is not an experiment</strong>.  He is the owner of the island, amazingly rich! He knows that polyamory is where his heart is but over the years has been chased for his money and never found happiness.  He decides to set up the whole false experiment up to see if by looking for people who are compatible using both the psychological testing, expert dating agency professionals and his own likes and dislikes and who he is attracted and drawn to he can bring together people who could form a lasting bond and stay together after the six months is up.  He will have access to the video diaries and also of course all their backgrounds.  He will reveal this in the fifth month of the experiment if things are going well enough for him to do so.   At the end of the six months we then find out who wants to stay and who leaves.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">The Game</span><br/><br/>I am looking for writers who really want to explore this concept.  Not only of polyamory, and of sub/dom relationships in a group context but also the arranged marriage aspect and that they are strangers to each other - how three dominant men find ways of knitting together to form a bond that works (not easy for three naturally dominant men) and similarly how the women bond and come to terms with their life.<br/><br/>It is not expected that the characters will be bisexual, unless the writers who come forward would like this particularly it is not ruled out in any way and we can all discuss it OOC I am very happy for males and females to be bi if they so wish but it will depend on the group and who else is in it - I think it would probably be easier for them to be straight as the group dynamics would not be so complicated that way.<br/><br/>If you are interested please PM me with the word<strong>'subtext' </strong>in the title, I will be upfront and say that I am looking for  real commitment, experience of writing from the sub/dom perspective, flexibility when it comes to things like lengths of posts (both long and short will be normal depending on the setting (I will write from between one para to a page depending on the actions) a commitment also to keep talking OOC and to YIM conference perhaps if an issue arises or just to chat if we find that helps us stay on track.<br/><br/>You need to be able to generally post at least once on most days - I understand RL commitments can get in the way and this is not a 'Thou shalt post every day' but if you normally only post sporadically or once every few days – that won't be fast enough for the way the dynamic should hopefully work here.  Communication is the name of the game, if you are going away or for any other reason won't be able to post for a while, then you would need to extricate your character as ill in bed or something similar and let us occasionally NPC you if needed.<br/><br/>Accepted writers will then post their characters here and can chat and get to know each other OOC etc.  I am planning for there to be as few threads as possible to keep interaction as much as possible as groups.  So there will probably only be four IC'ly threads (bedrooms; all other rooms; outside on the island and the video diary room).  As it is my baby I am GM and as I am on UK time if any of the writers who are US would like to help please do let me know as that would be really helpful – but I do not foresee much GM'ing to be needed other than as a casting vote for plot ideas and poss some time setting. At the beginning we will see how time in the game runs, it will be very much blurred around the edges – but as it is a group of 6 players I expect we will together work out a rough Real Time v Game Time that suits us<br/><br/><br/>More than anything I hope it will be<strong>FUN! </strong>With a really good balance of character driven writing and hot steamy scenes in equal measure.  How your character develops is entirely up to you - as is the ending of course – really look forward to hearing from you<br/><br/><strong>Desire x x x </strong><br/><br/><strong>Character Outlines - <em>only outlines </em> - very much negotiable (Designed for their ages, sexual, D/S and B/D experience in mind.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Male One: ~ CAST<br/></strong><br/>Rich Owner and Instigator of the experiment<br/>Oldest Male mid 30' to mid 40's<br/>Very Dominant with women but treats them as ladies - very old-fashioned and polite,<br/>Very 'Boys together' with guys (perhaps background in team rough sport like American Football or Rugby)<br/>Sexually very experienced has enjoyed light BDSM play and group sex in his own houses, never in clubs and has not 'scened'<br/><br/><strong>Male Two ~ CAST </strong><br/>Gentler Male From a bygone age<br/>Age: v late 20's / early 30's<br/>Brought up in a religious, and farming environment<br/>Believes totally in men do the hard work, women stay at home, treats them like princesses and doesn't accept any bad language or lip from them<br/>After getting to know a polyamorus family realised that this is driving need as he has never been happy in his monogamous relationships and knew something was missing.  Never actually participated in group sex.<br/>No conventional BDSM experience other than he likes tying girls up and using a rope end on them if the give him any lip<br/>Likes a feisty woman though and has found, just occasionally, he likes them to push back and be dominant for a while - but only behind closed doors<br/><br/><strong>Male Three: ~ CAST</strong><br/>Most experienced as far as BDSM is concerned<br/>Age: Late 20's<br/>Been on the BDSM scene for many years and is an acknowledged master who is more d/s than anything else.  At first he thought he wanted a TPE 24/7 but was v unhappy in the end. It took him some time to realise he needed a polyamorus family and when he tried it with three women it didn't work because of rivalries and them not all being compatible. Not much he hasn't tried a bit of a party animal.<br/><br/><strong>Female One: ~ CAST</strong><br/>mid 20's<br/>Sexually experienced, likes group sex and swinging<br/>Has recently realised that she needs to be dominated to be happy and has been experimenting with BDSM – back story already in progress as this is my one<br/><br/><strong>Female Two: ~ CAST</strong><br/>Late 20's<br/>Brought up in a strict catholic home with lots of brothers and a very dominant father and home caring submissive mother<br/>Sees this as the normal and right way - and she isn't comfortable being dominant in any way.<br/>A bit shy, responds very well to praise.  Sexually experienced though -  her only very long term relationship was with a dominant who also liked bondage.  As she is shy a lot of her friends and relationships have been on line or started there,  where she also found out about polyamory and started to get more and more fascinated with it.  The more she reads the more it feels as though this is where she should be.<br/><br/><strong>Female Three: ~ CAST</strong><br/>Late 20's Early 30's<br/>A hippy chick<br/>Lived on a commune for some years and enjoyed the life style very much although is was not polyamorus there was quite a lot of swapping and sharing.<br/>When the commune closed she traveled for a while and recently has been working as a carer and after a few failed relationships knows she needs to go back to some form of polyamory.  Always loved being dominated and rough play not experienced BDSM as such.  Is a little feisty and could have a little bit of a switch inside of her. Poss a bit of a leader where the women are concerned.<br/><br/><br/><strong>If you aren't fed up reading yet here a few quotes:</strong><br/><br/>•There is a key trait in people who do polyamory well, and it’s this: They are good at regulating their strong emotions. By that I mean, when something emotionally intense is happening to you, either good or bad, you’re able to see it as part of a larger whole and keep it in perspective.<br/><br/>•In my experience and observation, the following factors most positively influence the odds for [poly relationship] success:<br/>1. General attitude of goodwill and a generosity of spirit<br/>2. Willingness to be honest, especially when the news is likely to hurt<br/>3. Independent spirit<br/>4. Strong personal desire for a poly life<br/>5. Reasonably good emotional intelligence and self-esteem<br/>6.Reading poly literature and discussing it<br/><br/><em>Mutual vulnerability is one of the great gifts of love: giving the other sufficient emotional space in which to live and express their soul, with its reasonable and unreasonable ways, and then to risk revealing your own soul, complete with its own absurdities </em>~Thomas Moore~