(Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found
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				Title: <strong>(Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>08-11-2008, 02:20:06</strong>
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				Eliza Riley remembered the exact moment that her life had changed. It wasn't when she graduated from Oxford with her law degree or the day the man beside her had proposed or the day her father had walked her up that aisle. It had happened as they were walking down the street in the evening. Her dark green eyes wandering across the street looking slightly lost as if she was looking for something in particular but didn't quite know what it was when she happened across it. <br><br>Standing at the top of a small stairwell that lead down into one of the many nightclubs populating this particular street of Birmingham, were two people who didn't look lost. They looked peaceful. An odd thing especially given their dress and actions but there was no denying the peace on their faces. Peace found. <br><br>Both were clad in black clothes and normally Eliza wouldn't have dared to look at them for as long as she was, but she couldn't bring herself to look away. The way his hand rested on the nape of his partner's neck it was possessive but his partner didn't seem to mind, in fact she seemed to enjoy it. As if it told her what she needed to know even if she hadn't actually said anything. The confident way he stood there keeping her under his hand even though he seemed to know that he didn't need to. As if he knew that she wasn't going to go anywhere without him.<br><br>Eliza hadn't realized she was staring until she felt a tug on her hand, her husband wasn't pulling her though she had stopped in her tracks. Staring at the pair of them across the street in complete awe. Eliza Honey are you alright?” Her husband's quiet voice snapping her out of her stupor making her blush, I'm sorry Robert I just got lost in my thoughts.”<br><br>And it was those very thoughts that had her standing at that same stairwell that next Friday. Her husband had gone on his own way as well, they were married but for propriety not love, and so their marriage remained empty. Allowing her husband to seek what needed from someone who could give it to him while she took her first steps to doing the same. She hadn't until this point but now the time had come to find what made her green eyes look so lost whenever she caught them in the mirror and figure out how to find it.<br><br>Eliza had dressed the part using what knowledge he’d been able to glean from the Internet about this particular nightclub. The Den, a club with a BDSM tendency and a loyal following if the line up the stairs was any indication. Her petite body was wrapped in leather, which seemed to be the standard for this group, except for hers was dyed a deep shade of green instead of the typical black. The rich color setting off her porcelain skin and mahogany hair that she currently had twisted up in a bun held in place with a pair of black chopsticks. The green bustier pushing her full breasts to highlight her God-given cleavage before tightening against her slim ribcage, the leather skirt in the same shad of green falling to her knee with slits all the way her thighs. The only thing keeping her from flashing too much of her lower half the series of burnished gold pins that held the sides of the skirt’s slit together. Black leather boots gave a few additional inches onto her 5’3” frame.<br><br>Once she was through the door it didn't take the brunette long to find someone willing to show her what he thought to be what she was looking for. Which ended up with her in a back room with her arms tied above her head and her mouth around a silken scarf, which she surprisingly didn't mind but her eyes covered which had her nearly hyperventilating in fear. A fear that the man holding the keys to her release seemed to mistake for pleasure which served only to increase her fear as she didn't know how to escape. The pair of novices failing to set up proper safewords and boundaries for the encounter, the makings of a disaster the end of her experimenting.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>08-11-2008, 12:26:43</strong>
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				Mark was relaxing in a back room, enjoying a soda as a pet of his that he had attended to this evening was getting ready to get home at the dressing room of this small dungeon. While the den did not have the largest amount of space for its patron's needs, what there was was rather well managed. They had couple “play rooms” so to speak, associated dressing room and storage for some larger hardware like stocks, pillory, and some special benches and stools with restraining aids. <br><br>He knew most of the staff and regulars here very well, having been both a patron and in a sense also worked here for years. He had found this club to be a pleasant haven for his lifestyle. He had some pets who he saw here in more or less set schedule, helping them live their fantasies and his just a bit better. While he had most of the things he needed home as well, he found using these premises a touch more impersonal.<br><br>Tonight's session had gone well, and he might just as well head to the club side to get a drink perhaps. He sighed, rather contently, stood up and stepped out of the dungeon. He entered the halfway and started to head towards the bar, but stopped in his tracks as he heard some mumbled cries from the second dungeon. He frowned a bit, hesitating for just a moment before frowning more and using his keys to open the door. By the sound of it something was not right and he had to see to be sure. It was safer to risk interrupting a moment rudely than risk something bad happening he reasoned. <br><br>He both saw and felt what was wrong as he entered the dungeon; the girl was trembling in fear, breathing unnaturally quick - a reaction strangely strong considering her light bonds, but her blindfold told him a part of the story. He had known people who could not handle closed, dark places well before. He frowned more and stepped to the man, he did not seem to be doing anything bad, but he was reading both her sub and situation totally wrong... and since she was still tied, it was apparent that they had not set any mechanism for her to signal her real discomfort either. <br><strong><br>“You should stop, can't you see and feel that she is terrified?“</strong> He said in low and even voice. <br><br>Both were obviously novices, and accidents like this happened. It was good to stop them as early as possible though.. after this ordeal both would be wiser. He stepped to the girl and lifted the blindfold up, and was met with green, terror-stricken eyes. He put his arms to rest on her waist, hoping that the body contact would soothe her nerves a bit as well and kept looking at her eyes as he started to talk in low, soothing voice while the man was letting her wrists down and preparing to untie them. <br><br><strong>“Just look around you and take a deep breath,&nbsp; it is not dark, cramped or lonely here, and you are about to get free”. </strong><br><br>He reached to let the scarf gagging her mouth loose, letting it fall down on the floor. <br><br><strong>“Tell me, how did you two end up trying things being so ill prepared?”. </strong><br><br>He kept regarding the girl curiously, noting that the green dyed leather she wore actually suited her eyes. Had she not been near panic, she would have been a pleasant sight for sure. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>08-11-2008, 18:03:26</strong>
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				Once her hands were released they flew up to cover her green eyes and she collapsed against the man who had released her."I...I am claustrophobic." Gasping the words out between trembling lips, Eliza desperately trying to regain control over her irrational but real fears. It took several seconds for Eliza to return to a coherent frame of mind or at least coherent enough to really look at her unexpected rescuer. Still trembling slightly she was able to at least hear his question, "I found this place... by accident last week."<br><br>The moment she had spotted the couple outside this place was engrained in her mind and would remain so for the rest of her life. Though more contained Eliza remained where she was resting against him, "I had hoped to... find something here... fear was not it." The man who had been with also looked a bit shaken not over scaring her so much as being discovered by Mark, he knew the man by reputation and was embarrassed at the situation, "Sir... we have never met before and perhaps we did not properly converse before engaging."<br><br>"You were supposed to be the experienced one." There was a slight accusatory sting to her words, she may have come here looking for someone to take her but obviously the taking would have to be earned. Especially given her experience this time around. Now that her fear had subsided there was a flush of anger in her pale cheeks, "I told you that I had never done this before." <br><br>Her words seemed to vanish the man's embarrassment to replace it with anger as well, "You don't speak to me in such a manner." It was quickly clear that both parties had no idea what they were doing and were placing blame on each other at being caught. He looked frustrated at her defiance and she just looked defiant, not the recipe for the end that she had wanted and despite her anger there was disappointed lining her eyes.<br><br>Eliza frowned at him but managed to hold her tongue so as not to embarrass herself further, looking at her rescuer, "Thank you..." Reluctantly pulling herself upright and away from him to look him fully in the eye, "I'm Eliza."
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				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>08-11-2008, 23:19:42</strong>
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				He nodded at the girl, letting her rest against him as he listened to her. This was definitely not a good way to start dipping to the lifestyle. Then again he did understand the man too, it was deceptively easy to forget to ask for everything one needed to know and to build some trust and closeness before doing things. She had probably been eager to start experiencing things too and their combined inexperience had resulted in something that was not pleasant for either.<br><br>He started to talk with quiet, deep voice, not wanting to sound too condemning to either. <br><br><strong>"This has not been a good start for either of you.. both of you should take a breather and try later with someone else, and be a bit more careful"</strong><br><br>He turned to look at the man a bit more closely <br><br><strong>"And you should not try to give impression that you are more experienced than you really are... I can arrange you someone to help you with the bare bones stuff.. you should not start with someone inexperienced so that important things are not left out."<br></strong><br>He turned to smile at the girl slightly as he heard her introduction, nodding at her and looking in the eyes as he introduced himself.<br><br><strong>"I am Mark.. and I suppose you could call me either very old patron or staff here". Let's head to the club side and have a drink, I am curious to know what brought you here tonight, and maybe I can offer some assistance."</strong>
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				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>09-11-2008, 00:46:53</strong>
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				The man looked both grateful for Mark's offer and relieved to not have to face Eliza any longer. The feeling was mutual given the look she tossed him before he nodded to Mark, "Thank you... I think, for now, I will continue to watch before bringing someone into a room again." The man tossed Eliza another look before disappearing, hopefully to go learn a few things by watching someone more experienced.<br><br>Now that they were alone Eliza felt strangely shy around him. She was soft spoken by nature but that didn't mean she was shy. She would not have to rose to her current position as the head library for the city's library, one of the largest in the area, if she was shy. The oddest part, for her, was that the shyness didn't make her uncomfortable around him. It just made her want to understand why she was feeling this way.<br><br>Looking thoughtfully at him a moment longer before nodding, "Yes I think something to drink would be a good thing for my nerves." Her green eyes remained locked onto his for another second before she dropped them down to her hands which played uselessly at the hem of her skirt, "Besides I owe you one for... rescuing me." Eliza was slightly asthmatic so any longer and she would have been in serious trouble, she owed Mark for saving her from an embarrassing trip to the E.R. A slightly awkward smile curled her lips as if she wasn't quite used to smiling, "Your drink is my treat... please..." She gestured for him to lead her.
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				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>09-11-2008, 02:01:30</strong>
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				Mark smiled some and nodded at her, and observed her a bit more carefully for the first time now that there was time. She seemed just a bit fidgety... maybe cause of the fright just moments ago, or maybe she was just a bit shy. He did not mind, quite the contrary, nicely demure girl was able to hold man's attention a lot better than loud and brash ones in his opinion. <br><br>He smiled a bit wider as he noticed her fingers fidgeting on her skirt.. definitely a shy one. Someone like her always got him to more caring and protective mood. <br><br><strong>"I am buying my own drinks Eliza dear, but I would love the company." </strong><br><br>He smiled and put his arm around her loosely and protectively, and started to lead her to the bar area of the club. He nodded at occasional familiar people they passed on the short trip to one of the couches near the bar desk, with small table at the front for holding drinks. <br><br><strong>"Might as well sit comfortably since we are here" </strong><br><br>He motioned her to the couch and sat down after her, waving at one of the waitresses passing by to come and serve them. <br><br><strong>"What would you order, Sir" </strong><br><br>The waitress asked with pleasant inquisitive voice. She was wearing simple, black leather skirt and top featuring badge with the club's logo. Even though leather, the uniform was more stylish than slutty. Mark ordered a long island ice tea and eased back to the sofa, waiting for Eliza to make her order as the waitress asked what she would like. There was menu on the table but Mark had not even opened it, he was too much of a creature of the habit to start experimenting with things he did not usually drink. 
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				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>09-11-2008, 20:42:10</strong>
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				She was grateful for his arm around his shoulder as they entered the more crowded half of the club. Given her recent fright all the bodies pressed close together made her slightly uncomfortable but nothing that a few moments wouldn't cure. Eliza had long ago learned to settle her own nerves when she had to.<br><br>Taking a seat on the couch beside him and crossing one leg over the other her hands fluttering to rest atop her knees, "I'll... I'll just have a coke." The soda was something her mother used to give her whenever she'd had a fright or had an upset stomach. Adding alcohol to her shaken body was not a good idea. Still she blushed softly and laughed at herself, "I'm not much for heavy partying I guess."<br><br>Still playing lightly with the hem of her skirt, "I had done some reading before coming here this evening... the reading doesn't quite prepare you." Of course the librarian had done all sorts of book research but that had only served to make her more nervous as she'd come to the club. There was very little positive literature on this kind of lifestyle. <br><br>Lifting her eyes up to his, "You seem comfortable here though... do you come here often?" Which of course her poor choice of words just made her flush again, "Oh dear...I didn't mean it that way... tonight just isn't my night." That soft self-deprecating laugh fell from her lips again, clearly someone who was relatively comfortable with her own natural geekiness, she was a librarian after all. 
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				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 00:14:28</strong>
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				Mark kept watching Eliza quietly as she ordered her drink. She seemed still a bit uncertain, but at least she was relaxing now. He could not help but smile a bit as he saw her blush as she commented her drink of choice. She seemed to be genuinely interested about the lifestyle but very very inexperienced and new. <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> "You seem comfortable here though... do you come here often?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Low, hearty chuckle was his only reply to her question at first, but he decided to not tease her about her little pickup line. There was no reason to make the girl more uncomfortable than she was. Besides, her curiosity really felt genuine, and it would have been foolish to snuff it out with needless teasing. <br><br><strong>"I do frequent at this place yes, I suppose you could say that I am very long time regular. I like the lifestyle, and there are some people who I help to live it here when I can."</strong><br><br>He smiled at her more widely and continued <br><br><strong>"From the scene earlier I assume that you are curious about how things work at the more submissive side of things... I can try and tell you as much as I can, although I am afraid that there is not a submissive bone in me so most of what I am able to tell is from different point of view."</strong><br><br>The waitress brought their drinks to the table, and Mark reached out for his, taking a sip as he waited for her reply. 
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				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 00:29:37</strong>
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				Eliza sipped at her drink. The sweet familiar taste of the soda on her tongue and the fizz of carbonation tickling her nose made her feel better and it gave her a moment to chose her words a little more carefully. Finally she felt comfortable enough to actually answer him, "Yes... I don't know why I chose that... the idea of being there solely for someone appeals to me..."<br><br>Her green eyes with their lost quality to them shot up to his, "I also like the idea of knowing my place in the world because there's such comfort in knowing that I <em>have</em> a place." <br><br>It was hard for her to explain, especially since she was so new at this. She was speaking based solely on her personal feelings garnered from those brief minutes when she'd been bound and gagged. The blindfold covering her eyes had ruined the overall experience but those seconds prior to its appearance had affirmed that she'd come to the right place. Perhaps she had gone to the wrong person but she had found the right place.<br><br>Tucking an errant strand of her mahogany hair behind her ear, "Perhaps you could tell me what the overall experience should be like... for you. As the dominate." She knew the terms as she had done some reading before embarking on the whole experience. Those green eyes not wavering from his face as she gave him her full attention, ready to hear every word he had to say about this lifestyle.
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				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 01:07:54</strong>
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				She had nicely defined idea of what appealed to her at least. Mark nodded at her approvingly as he sipped his drink, enjoying the bitter yet sweet and smoky taste of the whiskey. The things she wanted were not uncommon at all either, things that she wanted were things that he enjoyed giving. He felt bad about her first exploration to this life going wrong, but the curiosity that had brought her here seemed to still be there. <br><br>He took another sip of his drink, as he thought about her last question carefully.. she seemed genuinely curious, least he could do was try and give her a honest, well thought of answer. <br><br><strong>"Well, what I want is someone to take care of and guide. Someone who I can take care of and cherish, and who gives me their obedience and devotion in return." Of course, you can only experience part of that here, but even that part is more than many can ever get. Sex can be a pinnacle to that in some ways, someone trusts me enough to want to let me use them for my pleasure, knowing that I will take care that they will enjoy as much in the end. That is what it is for me in a nutshell."</strong><br><br>Mark gestured to various BDSM gear and sex toys decorating some displays on the club walls <br><br><strong>"What you see around there are only trinkets that help symbolizing those things. They are important but they are not the goal or reason, they are only tools."</strong>
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				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 18:22:27</strong>
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				Eliza was by nature a curious girl, she always had been, and she loved learning and she had one hell of a memory. It was what made her so good at her job she knew the title, author and location of almost every single book in the city's library. Her eyes flickered to the toys and other implements on the wall before darting back to him, understanding dawning on her with his well-chosen words, "These are physical manifestations of the emotions behind this lifestyle."<br><br>Sitting back just slightly as a spark brightened her eyes, "It's a common theme throughout history." Her hands lifting from her knees and spreading as she stepped out of this world which was so strange to her and right into her element. History. "In the Orient, ancient Japan and China, every single instrument they used in their daily lives had significance. During the Renaissance every stroke of the paintbrush told the artist's story." All her shyness vanished as she put the world surrounding her into a historical context.<br><br>Laughing quietly, "It's no difference than the high-end brothels of Pompeii... the Romans didn't just go there for the sex, they went for that lifestyle. The elegance of reclining, talking politics and sipping wine from a glass held by a beautiful woman."<br><br>"You explain yourself very well." The fire in her eyes dampening as her shyness returned as she left the comfort brought by the historical references. Sipping at her neglected soda, "How... how do you know when you've found someone that is right for you?"
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				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 21:25:52</strong>
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				Her uncertainness seemed to fade away as she found a context that was familiar from the discussion. The change was pleasing to watch and hear even if a bit surprising. She appeared to be a lot more outspoken once the subject matter was something more familiar. Her question was a bit surprising though... as it really did not have answer now that he thought of it. Or if it had it was so general one that it was not really answer at all. <br><br><strong>"Well, I am not sure if there is excactly one answer for that. When it is person that is good match, things just work... your likes match in general, you natures match.. things go along well on their own weight without need to worry overly much how to do something. That sort of flow of things is what usually makes me the happiest. And when I am happy around someone, that is usually it for me."<br></strong><br>He smiled some, setting his glass down as he chuckled quietly <br><br><strong>"It sounds stupidly simple but I have found that most things actually are like that for me, this included. So that would be my answer I suppose."</strong><br><br>He turned to look at her curiously, his fingers twirling his glass idly<br><br><strong>"So, can you tell me how you came to be so curious about this lifestyle... I understand that you have read about it, but just reading about it is rarely only thing that brings people to actually experiment." </strong>
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				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 21:50:18</strong>
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				She cocked her head and observed him curiously for a moment, obsorbing his answer with all seriousness. It wasn't the best answer but she realized that the question was actually too simple to answer easily. She remained leaned back against the couch, her cup in hand, watching him. Eliza liked people watching, trying to figure out what their body language was saying in addition to their words.<br><br>"It was an accident actually... I was walking along this street last week." Thinking back to last week when she'd first discovered this place, "We were across the street now that I think about it and for some reason I happened to look over here and saw the most miraculous thing." Pausing to sip at her soda, "Two people, a man and woman, and they both looked so content with each other. It was amazing... like they both knew they were where they belonged. A rare thing in a world like ours... I actually stopped in my tracks, poor Robert was so confused." Her husband's name slipping from her lips as she recounted the tale.<br><br>She shrugged off the memory before she became too lost in it, "Anyway, I saw the club's name and since I work for the library it was a simple matter of finding out what sort of club it was. I researched a little bit and that's pretty much that." It wasn't that simple but she found herself being cautious with the details of the personal reasons for her arriving here.<br><br>"And you're absolutely right. Reading what I did hadn't prepared me for the reality... next time I think I'll know better what to read." Not modern commentaries on this lifestyle, instead ancient texts on significance of balance versus equality would be her reading material next time around. For though she'd had a fright she wasn't about to let that stop her from finding whatever it was she was looking for.
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				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 22:47:34</strong>
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				He nodded as he went on, taking another sip of his drink as he listened to her. It appeared that she had at least some sort of misconception about how things worked. What she was describing to him felt like two people who had spent a long time with each other already, had good amount of trust and were comfortable and content. Reaching that took time in any relationship, and one of this sort was not exception. <br><br><strong>"What you are describing sounds like two people who have spent a good deal of time with each other already. See, basics of the relationship are the same as with any other, need to know your partner and their needs well, and be comfortable around each other. That takes time in this sort of relationship as well." <br></strong><br>He set his glass back down and relaxed to the sofa more comfortable, furrowing his brows slightly as he thought more of what she had just said. <br><br><strong>"This Robert that you speak of, if he is your significant other, perhaps you should try and live this way between yourselves, you would have one base covered at least then already." </strong><br><br><strong>"I am not sure if reading all that much even is good way to prepare for things, about best thing you can do is look around and see. Also you need to find some person with whom to start getting used to things bit by bit, if you want to experience the things that you were describing regarding to this lifestyle, that requires there to be someone who you really get close to. "</strong><br><br>He bent forward a bit, looking at her more seriously, wanting to make sure that she understood the difference. <br><br><strong>"See, you can do and feel the physical things here, with every person each night if necessary.. being tied up, punished a bit, everything the lifestyle encompasses, but they will not really feel or mean much of anything unless you do those with someone you have some connection with. Physical things alone will not take you far." </strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 23:02:07</strong>
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				"I did have a feeling that it would take time but you can't take the time if you don't take the first step." This was her first step. Walking outside of her cool marriage to find something other than her work to find peace in.<br><br>She couldn't help the slightly shameful flush to her cheeks as he mentioned trying this with Robert, "Yes... he's my husband but we... we don't have that kind of relationship." Theirs was a marriage of propriety. They had married because it was proper and they didn't loathe each other. She and Robert were friends, but she couldn't recall the last time they'd slept together. They just didn't have the passion for one another and they had both known it when they'd started dating.<br><br>"He really knows very little about me." Eliza thought back to her last Christmas present, it had been a coffee-table book on modern architecture. She knew it was the same book he'd given his boss the same year. But she didn't sound or look particularly upset at the clinical nature of her marriage, just accepting.<br><br>Casting a glance down into her drink, "I understand... for the most part I think." True understanding would take time and it would take a teacher. "I don't think experimenting with a different person every night is what I want... I'm not that type of person." It didn't take genius to realize that Eliza was a little deeper than the average person looking to be beaten and fucked into submission by a new person for each night of the week. Lifting her green eyes up to his, "Could you... reccommend someone who might be willing to teach me." She would have asked him directly but Eliza wasn't that bold of a person.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>10-11-2008, 23:28:05</strong>
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				Mark was familiar with the sort of relationships as she described, and nodded at her understandingly. From what he had seen and heard so far, she was interesting person in more ways than one. A bit demure at times, very very curious, and very new to everything. She also was seeking about same basic things he enjoyed the most, which was nice and fortunate incident. <br><br>He could not help but smile as she asked him for recommendations. There were some others like him in this place, but he would be foolish to pass someone like her to someone else. Besides, from what he had heard so far she was someone that would make the experience of teaching her very pleasurable for himself as well. Their tastes about many things felt like matching. <br><br>And, as he noted as he gave her another once over, her looks were very pleasing to the eye as well, teaching her new things would definitely be enjoyable in more ways than one. He kept looking at her attentively as he continued, both to read her body language and to let her know that he was being serious. <br><br><strong>"There are few patrons like me at this place.."</strong> He smiled slightly as he continued <strong>"Altough I feel it would be very foolish to push you to someone else before recommending myself first, I think that we might be quite good match. I have been looking for something long term as well, and everything I have seen and heard of you so far is good, so what do you say Eliza, would you like to give it a try?" </strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>11-11-2008, 01:09:24</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eliza looked surprised at his offer, but it was a pleasant shock, "I...I would..." She paused as she searched for the right answer but she already knew it, "... would really love that actually." The same smile that had appeared when she'd been talking history reappeared on her peach-colored lips, softening the lines of her face considerably. <br><br>Eliza wasn't a classically beautiful woman so much as she was a handsome woman. She had her mother's high cheek bones but they were softened with by her father's Irish blood which also accounted for her green eyes which were set off by her dark hair. <br><br>That smile showed that she was genuinely pleased by his offer even as she tried to comprehend what precisely it entailed. "What... how should we start?" They knew each other's names but they still knew little else about each other. Eliza was eager to get to know this man, Mark, who had literally stumbled across her. Though, as she recalled, he did know her most debilitating secret. Her claustrophobia. Now it was her turn to try and learn about him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>11-11-2008, 20:19:29</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Her reaction to his offer seemed to be genuinely pleased after she got over the first shock. Mark smiled and nodded at her appreciatively, it always felt nice to be trusted and accepted. Next part wold be getting to know each other though, and while simple, it was always in a way difficult as well. Everybody was different and everyone had their own way of doing things. Some people were hands-on, and liked to get to know each other while doing things while others were more abstract, preferring to talk in length before having much contact. While he was more of a hands-on sort himself, he knew many who were otherwise, and that could work just as well. To get anything started he would need to figure what Eliza:s preferences were. <br><br><strong>"Well, start is quite simple actually, we should get to know each other a bit, at least enough so that we are a bit more comfortable and can see if we find good time for each other from our schedules."</strong> <br><br>He glanced around the club thoughtfully.. this could work for a nice chat as well as any other place, but he was not quite sure how comfortable she was with these surroundings yet. <br><br><strong>"We could just start here, talk about each other and our schedules a bit, see what time we can find and how we feel to match.. what to do after that depends on you actually Eliza. I am quite hands-on person when it comes to figuring if I like something so I do my getting to know part while doing things with people. If you would rather talk more in coming days, we could just try and arrange a time and place for that."</strong><br><br>He finished his drink and set it down on the table, sighing contently before continuing <strong>"Which way would suit you best Eliza?"</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>12-11-2008, 00:40:39</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eliza nodded, <em>"Alright."</em> She wasn't completely comfortable in these new surroundings but stepping out of her comfort zone was the whole reason she was doing this. It was time for her to do something new and see if it made her happy. So far, this conversation with Mark was making her happy. <br><br>Thinking over his question for a moment, she decided that instead of choosing she would combine. <em>"Could we do both? Talk and hands-on practice?"</em> Eliza was all about learning but she also appreciated the knowledge that only came with actually putting something into practice. And it seemed like this was the perfect type of experiment that would benefit by combining both. Certainly his and her own sexual tastes would best be learned via practice but getting to the kind of comfort would require learning. <br><br><em>"Perhaps we should exchange schedules so that we can meet outside of here as well."</em> After all this club was only open during the evenings. <em>"I am the head librarian of the Birmingham Library."</em> Which was much more complicated than it sounded. She was currently in the middle of researching and putting together a presentation to go with the touring Mona Lisa which was due into the city's main museum at the end of this week.<br><br>Glancing up at him, <em>"My schedule is at my own discretion... I can certainly fit myself around whenever you are available."</em>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>12-11-2008, 06:23:13</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Mark chuckled as he heard her reply, combination was indeed how it always was. He turned to look at her, smiling some as he clarified. <strong>“Yes, definitely. It is always combination, some just require all possible info first and try things in practise only after that. I find that difficult sometimes, cause in practise is only way to see and feel how things really work between you.”</strong><br><br>He grinned and nodded as he heard her mention her work. She had been very talkative earlier once she was able to put things in to context with history and cultural references. This also explained why she had started her research by reading. <strong>“That does sound like interesting job, will be curious to see how things go in this way too, I think you are first one in that particular line of work that I have met.” </strong> <br><br>Her talk about schedules stopped him to think for a moment. He had his day job and couple nights reserved for appointments but rest was more or less free. He spent a moment making sure that he had not forgot anything though, it would not do to give inaccurate answer about such a thing. <strong>“I do have my day job at tech consulting, and my Tuesday and Friday nights are reserved for appointments. Rest of my days are more or less free after 5PM so we can arrange time for any other days after that time.”</strong><br><br>Another question was where to meet of course, there were some things to take account in that front too. He was not quite sure how much she needed what and what place she would be most comfortable at, so he decided to find out. <strong>“We need to figure place to meet as well. For just talking anywhere with sufficient privacy will do. For more hands on lessons, in case we do need some trinket or other, both this club and my home will work. How often would you like to meet and where?.”</strong><br><br>Last and most important thing was of course to figure out if she understood that in their sessions there needed to be some rules. If she wanted to experience life as a sub, she would need to also learn to act like one. This was something they would need to arrange either now or at least at the very first scheduled session. <strong>“Of course, if you want to start to learn and experience the lifestyle, that means that there will need to be some rules and agreement pertaining to your role in these sessions too. If you want to learn how it is to be a sub, you need to learn to act as one as well. You understand this right?.”</strong> <br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>12-11-2008, 23:42:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eliza smiled, "Any time you walk into the city library or museum and there's an exhibit with any sort of historical restoration, then you've seen my work." She did love her job, it was the love of her life as of right now, "You ever want a personal tour of the museum or need help doing research then I'm your girl." Research was her specialty.<br><br>His mention of rules and learning to act her part as a sub didn't dissuade her at all, in fact that was part of what she was looking for out of this whole situation. Rules that she didn't make herself because her entire life was about the rules she made and forced everyone to work within. Mainly she was looking for something outside of her books to make her happy.<br><br>"Rules are not something I mind... though I am not perfect and I will forget things or make mistakes." Eliza knew where many of her weaknesses were but she also realized that she was likely going to be learning them more fully at this man's hands. He needed to know that she wasn't going to get it right the first time.<br><br>Looking up at him, slightly wary but willing, "As far as I know I'm free tomorrow evening." She was eager to get things laid out and to start learning about this lifestyle. And her new teacher. "I am a fair cook, I'd be happy to make dinner." Which lead to something else that she knew that he needed to know, "There is something else that you might take issue with..."<br><br>Dropping her eyes back to her fingers as they fiddled with the straw in her soda, "My husband is going to want to meet you. It was our one stipulation, if one of us takes a lover then other must meet him or her." She may not have loved Robert any more than he loved her but they were friends and wanted to make sure they weren't going to hurt.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>13-11-2008, 08:07:37</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The city library was a place he did visit more or less regularly so he was sure that he had seen some of Elizas work. Altough of the exhibits he usually remembered only those that he specifically went to see. He chuckled and nodded as she mentioned the rules. <strong>"No one is perfect, yet at many times all of us have room for improving as well. You will never need to worry about small slips leading to huge repercussions. Forgetting never gets better without small reminders though."<br></strong><br>He smiled at her mode widely as he heard the latter part of her reply. <strong>"I am more than happy to meet your husband, it is always better when no one is in the dark about things like this. However, before that we should have one meeting where we decide the terms and basic rules of our relationship, see if we find something that both of us agree on and want to continue. That way we know that we are willing to continue for sure before bringing things to his attention."</strong><br><br>Mark thought about the options meeting wise for a moment, his fingers drumming the table idly as he tried to work something usable schedule wise before he continued.<br><br><strong>"I should be able to get free from work couple hours early tomorrow, around 2 pm. Depending on when your husband gets home from work, I could come to meet you earlier at your place and we could talk things through there, and I could meet him when he gets home. Would this be all right for you?. Another option would be that we meet at my place, get things set and we can arrange some time and place for meeting between me, you and your husband. Which would suit you better?"</strong>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>14-11-2008, 00:17:09</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eliza mentally went over her own schedule for tomorrow, "I can get out of work at 2pm tomorrow and Robert doesn't get home until around 4 most days." It would give them plenty of time to get things ironed out before Robert came home and they had to present themselves to him. Eliza was doubtful that Robert would have any real issues with Mark as Robert wasn't the most aggressive person either and he'd taken his share of lovers.<br><br>She just hoped that Mark resisted to eat her poor husband alive. Robert was a meek, polite, man and while Mark appeared to be equally polite but he didn't seem quite as meek. Hopefully the meeting went over well not that she anticipated Robert being able to stop her if she really wanted this. Eliza was soft-spoken but she was stubborn, she tended to get what she wanted from Robert with little resistance.<br><br>"Don't eat lunch though, I like to cook." And she was actually a more than fair cook, it was something she did whenever she had the opportunity or was stressed, it helped calm her. "It's about time I made a big pot of my special chili." Eliza usually only made it once in a while and she made a lot of it, so it would last a long time as well. One of those dishes that only got better the longer it was stored.<br><br>Eliza pulled her purse forward and proceeded to dig out a pencil, "I'll give you our address and my cell phone number." Like most modern women, Eliza lived on her cell phone and so she was always sure to get any message in case Mark needed to get hold of her quickly.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>14-11-2008, 05:39:32</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				If anything, she appeared to be very organized. Mark smiled as he listened her plan, happy that they would be able to do it at her place. This would get both seeing if they got to agreement and meeting with her husband done in one go. He liked being up front and prompt about these things, and getting things figured out tomorrow would be best for both of them. Nothing good never came from letting things be idle for too long. <br><br><strong>"This sounds like excellent plan Eliza dear. I will be at your place just a bit after 2 and we can start ironing the details out. Will leave us with more than enough time and I can talk things out with your husband right after in case that we come to agreement."</strong> He was curious about how her husband would be. This was not first time he had this sort of meeting so he was no excited in that way, but it was always curious to meet new people. He was not huge fan of convenience or any kind of marriages for that matter, but it did seem to work fine for many so who was he to complain. At least they were communicating and up front about their doings, this alone was very good sign. <br><br>He took his own memo out and jotted his number and address down before ripping the page off and passing it to her <strong>"Here is my number and address in exchange. If there are any changes to our plan that I should know about, do not hesitate to call or text, and I will do the same of course."</strong> He stood up after she was done writing down her number, and smiled at her widely, shaking her hand and hugging her after taking her note. <strong>"I will meet you tomorrow afternoon then, and we can start working on the terms of our relationship. Be well until then."</strong> He headed home after they were done with the goodbyes, waiting eagerly for the next day and chance to see if they really were as good match as it had seemed so far. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>15-11-2008, 01:31:05</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Eliza made her way home that evening with her mind filled with the days to come. Her apartment was so quiet that someone might have thought it empty but really Robert was home and in his bed. Yes, they slept in separate beds for the most part., not something that Eliza was particularly proud of but it didn't really bother her given the lack of real passion in their marriage. Glancing once more at the slip of paper with Mark's number on it, Eliza got herself to bed so that when she saw him again she didn't look like death warmed over. The next morning she got up and set up the things she would need to make her chili as the beans needed to soak.<br><br>Eliza got through her work that day like it was a race and managing to make it home with time to spare before Mark was set to arrive. They lived in a basic English flat, the entire apartment was basically one large room that encompassed the living, dining and kitchen areas with a small hallway off the entrance that led to the 2 bedrooms and bathrooms. Though it was supposed to be a modern space, Eliza's touch made the apartment much more traditional. Rich dark colors and the two largest walls covered in bookshelves packed to their maximum with books. The occasional book on taxes or the English accounting systems gave away that there was an accountant living in the house as well as a librarian.<br><br>Soon the apartment was filled with the welcoming scent of a homemade chili, not just any chili, it was a white-chili. Chicken based which accounted for it's white color and name as opposed to the red color most people associated with chili. Eliza's version was much healthier.<br><br>Taking a look at herself in the mirror, Eliza was pleased with what she saw. Dressed in a button-up shirt over a simple black pencil skirt, Eliza had left her slightly wavy mahogany hair down so that it tumbled around her green silk covered shoulders. She's slipped her mother's pearls into her earrings which matched the single strand that Robert had given her for her birthday last year.<br><br>Setting a kettle of water onto the stove, Eliza pulled three saucers and matching teacups down as well as large bowls. She didn't expect Robert till later but it didn't hurt to be prepared. Now it was a waiting game, for either the tea to boil or her doorbell to ring.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Lithos</strong> on <strong>15-11-2008, 23:25:58</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Mark hummed a tune by himself quietly as he got away from work and hopped to his car. The clock had just turned two and he was just in time. He checked the address from the paper she had given him once more and started to drive. It was long before the afternoon rush hour still, so driving part would be over quickly. The weather was quite warm and sunny for once, and driving through less than crowded streets actually quite pleasant.<br><br>The clothing he opted to wear was his usual wear rather than anything really flashy. The weather was not cold so he had his blazer on the back seat, and was only wearing black slacks, white dress shirt and black dress shoes with matching socks. It would be interesting day he mused, Eliza seemed to really look forward to this meeting and he was quite certain that they would reach some sort of agreement. What he was most curious about was how much involvement she was willing to put to this exploration of hers, both time wise and emotionally. <br><br>Mark was also curious to see her husband. Many would have tried to force such marriage of convenience to go better, probably ending up hurting both a lot more than necessary before the eventual break up. Even though Elizas and her husbands marriage seemed to be rather cool and superficial, her husband and her both had made arrangements so that it would still remain workable and that both could be more or less happy. Even though Robert seemed to be wrong type for Eliza sexually, from what he knew of him so far he appeared to be a good man. <br><br>He parked his car at the guest slots reserved to the parking area of the building, and started heading in. The neighbourhood seemed to be nice, and both yards and buildings themselves well kept. He double checked the note she had given him once he was at the door, names seemed to be right, house and apartment numbers were right.. this was it. He let the doorbell buzz for few seconds, curious to see how much the apartment would resemble its occupant. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: (Lithos x Mellonlegolas)- Found</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Mellonlegolas</strong> on <strong>16-11-2008, 16:23:49</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The sound of the door bell startled Eliza slightly, but she rushed over to answer it. A warm smile on her face, "Ah... Mark, you are just on time." Stepping aside to allow him entry into her home. And it was clearly a home. Though the two people who called it such may not have considered themselves a true family, they were still close and had a good relationship. Marriages of convenience weren't as bad as people thought if both parties went into the situation with their eyes open.<br><br>Eliza and Robert coexisted well with each other and respected each other for their various accomplishments. Including the picture of Eliza in her wedding dress by Robert's side that sat on one of the many bookshelves lining the apartment's walls. Robert was a relatively good looking man, not a real stunner, but handsome enough and he wore a kind smile. There was clearly no passion between the in any of the pictures in the house but the same camaraderie that filled the apartment echoed from the pictures.<br><br>But now that Eliza had done as she'd been told and married the 'perfect' husband, it was time to do something for herself. "I just put tea on, it should be ready shortly." Stepping back into the kitchen, "I thought it'd be more friendly to eat at the peninsula instead of setting up something formal at the table." She gestured to the granite-topped island that separated the dining area of the flat from the kitchen. The tea kettle whistled and Eliza poured Mark a cup before pouring herself one.<br><br>"So... where do we begin?" Queried Eliza setting the kettle aside and looking up at Mark with a dozen questions in her eyes.
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