I too need to read up a bit.  I have not checked in for about 36 hours as I have been away from my PC.  I am still here though.  As Bubby posted above, I have not posted much because of a little lack of stuff to do.  Last I read I was a gladiator without someone to fight, and a guard standing in a room without someone to guard since Domina is off gallivanting about the villa with Manius.  And, frankly I did not feel that it would be my place to try to make friends with the others from a rival ludus.  So Caris and I are chilling while we wait for our Domina to return.  I'll read up today and try to come up with a post, even if it is only my internal thoughts while waiting, later today.