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A New Day Dawns - June, 1997 Blood Red Rose and co. Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-01 17:19:24 EDT From: BldRdRoseV ::taptaps the side of the microphone:: "Is this thing on?" ::winces and leans back from the podium as feedback screeches through the main hall:: ::picking up a small leather-bound volume, she removes a red satin ribbon marking a certain page and begins to read aloud:: "con*sor*tium ... noun... from the Latin for fellowship, an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake a financial enterprise beyond the resources of any one member" ::sets the book down and closes it firmly:: "We, my friends and colleagues, are part of a business enterprise. Not a frat house, not a playground. We provide a commodity to the public at large." "And at present, we are a business sadly lacking in intestinal fortitude." ::pauses a moment to let the words sink in:: "A wise man once inspired me with this phrase - 'Bring your spine, for we grant no mercy.'" "Ladies and gentlemen, we are in a business where there is no room for mercy. When compassion intervenes, profits go down." "Domestic slaves, pleasure slaves, war slaves - discipline and training will make all of them a far more valuable commodity. A willful slave who has never tasted the sting of the whip will be hard to profit by. Look at the current market and ask yourselves - which is worth more, a defiant hoyden, or a graceful and compliant kajira?" "But by the same token, if I catch any of you mutilating your slaves beyond repair..." ::leaves the threat dangling, unspoken:: "We are the darkness to the light out there." ::lifts a gloved hand towards one of the foyer windows:: "We are the Yin to Rhy'Din's overwhelmingly cloying and sickening Yang. And if you have a problem with that, then you are in the wrong business." ::lowers her arm slightly, pointing towards the door:: ::pausing just a few moments more, she lowers her arm to her side, gives the assembleage a look that dares them to challenge her words, then collects her book and steps down, clicking along the stone hallway to her office door:: Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-01 19:18:43 EDT From: Baghiira ::simply rises from her seat, applauding with a grin of agreement:: Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-01 21:49:55 EDT From: Kalese ::leans against the far wall in the shadows, listening to Rose's words. Every word digging into her and for a brief second as Rose states that a slave that has never felt the sting of a whip, she is almost certain that their eyes meet. Muttering softly to herself, she slips off as Rose finishes her speech, thinking she likes things just the way they are:: Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-01 23:51:20 EDT From: LlyraDraco She sways against a side wall, matching the rhythm of her body to the flickering torchlight shining down around herself... feathers dip in graceful agreement with Rose's words. Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-02 08:07:41 EDT From: TempestQn ::leaning against the rear wall, beside LlyraDraco:: ::listens to Rose's words, agreeing with them. Any job worth doing is worth doing properly. Some members of the Morkai are more interested in their personal pleasure than in turning out a quality product to the populace at large. There is certainly no profit to be had in a slave who runs away every other day. Neither is there a profit to those who are so beaten they are crippled.:: ::simple economics ... the cost of training is your overhead, the sale your income, left over is profit. Quality of product affects the sale price, thus affecting the profit. A little extra effort in training now reaps great rewards later.:: ::grimaces to herself, having lapsed into her lecture tone again. Maybe I should flog myself once in a while for some discipline, she thinks:: ::and speaking of discipline, there's that little she-wench Sdcknows to consider. Tempest's first ever slave and there was the chance that she may not be one for long as she cleverly put that small clause in the agreement. Of course, there is also the fact that, she admits to herself tiredly, she has no practical experience as a slaver. Her elemental nature lends itself more to blatant destruction rather than the subtleties necessary for being a good slave trainer:: ::her eyes narrow as she watches Rose walking back to her office ... maybe ... just maybe ... there was a way to solve both problems ... keep Sdc in chains and take care of her own problems with lack of experience:: Nobody outwits Tempest Queen. ::she murmurs softly:: Not Daemons, not Dragons, and certainly not some slip of a shapeshifting girl... ::Llyra turns to her in surprise, but Tempest is off, striding quickly down the hallways towards Rose's office:: Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-04 15:38:52 EDT From: WhiteMdNgt ::She stands silent in a dark corner, listening to the disciplinary speech given. Her form is still in a rather misty state, still not completely solid and as yet unnoticed. Her golden eyes burn, flickering with a growing rage welling up in their depths. The words hit her subconscious as she is really not paying close attention ... picking up on the basic ideas from Blood mentally. She stares intently at the PVC-clad woman, watching her powerful movements and gesticulations, her eyes narrowing at the clearly domineering nature of the tall woman. She crosses her arms over her currently bare stomach, a small, somewhat malicious smile curling up her lush red lips. The dim light glints sharply off the tips of small fangs as she decides that she definitely ... most assuredly ... does not like this woman at all:: Subj: A New Day Dawns Date: 97-06-05 10:33:34 EDT From: BldRdRoseV ::definitely ... most assuredly ... is not here to be liked::