Know when to change your Gorean Roleplay!

There is a question every owner, and every slave must face over time, and that is simple.  When to fight to keep what was, and when to agree that its time to move on.  There are multiple components to this not the least of is each others feelings behind the screen, and in character. 

Keep in mind, that while we do attempt to remain in a by the book gorean environment, and keep the mindset a gorean might have, in their culture, a MASTER does not HAVE to decide to do anything, in fact they can decide NOT to decide.  The only downside of this is the other party involved.  Is damage being done?  Are you loosing a friend, outside of the character play?  

Yes, true, its supposed to be role play, however how can you get role play unless you feel some very direct and very potent emotions.  Of course they need to be controlled, guided, and monitored, how else can a slave find that inner drive to serve or wish to die instead of displeasing?  How many slave have you seen that simply decide one day not to log in.  They either go create another account, and start life anew under another name, or they leave, and never come back.  Both actually hurt Gor in Second life, both do a tremendous mount of damage in fact.

We need to be careful and yet still, keep within character, find a solution, find a path regardless of how badly it might hurt. 

I know from personal experience in the past when you loose that connection with a slave, its painful.  I can only imagine how painful it must be for someone who claims they are a natural slave.

Those of us that have actually read the books, and actually have interest in immersion into the gorean lifestyle even if just in a role-play environment, understand this clearly.  However it can be difficult at the same time, as there are strong emotions sometimes that come into play.

When do decide to move on, when do you decide it is not worth fighting?  Well, each situation is different.  Is the slave abandoned?  Does she have real life contact with her owner.  How deeply is she submitted to him.

How long has your slave been gone, will she return?

Have you had to take an extended 'vacation' from Gor, and are now returning, hoping to pick up where you left off, with your kajira?  Its not so easy, the slave has most probably remained behind, and may have gotten attached to someone else.  Do you force it/?  A true slave would return, however unless her new owner has taken steps to ensure he is the owner..   this means taking legal steps in role-play.  How often do we see this? Rarely if ever.

My point here is not that a slave isn't a slave if she doesn't return to her absentee owner, its that we jump to, and expect things to be automatic.  Why do more of us not role play it?  A slave never exists without a collar, or ownership in some way.  Sure she might be wandering, but she belongs to someone.  Sure she might not have a collar on but he belongs to someone.  Sure, she is always, always, always owned.  This a fact of Gor, 

There should be more role-play on these smaller things.  Done with a lave   Do not jut release her, free her you give her papers of manumission, free her and you are telling her she is worth nothing, not even an attempt to find a owner, not even a town slaver?  Every person deserves that respect, even the slaves.

Slaves should respect themselves more, but turning this into role-play.  I knew a girl who was stuck in a tower for 6 months, she role played it well, even with some of the surrounding drama.