@Henry Wolf Thank you so much for taking the time to say so! We're definitely having just as good a time writing this and delving into the details and lore as you seem to have had reading it, and we're really glad that this story is finding such a thoughtful and enthusiastic audience! It means a lot to hear you say that you're enjoying it! Cuddle-switch says: "We both agree that the lead-up and situation surrounding sex is what can really things up to the next level, and that's definitely what we're aiming for!" We're looking forward to continuing writing, and hope you enjoy these next chapters!

@boi98229 I'm not aware of any VR-specific training programs but there is a group called Kinky Makers who does kinky tech builds. In the past, I've also used hypnosis to simulate being inside that kind of machine! Theres also a "Slave Brainwashing Helmet" hypnosis file by Ultrahypnosis on YouTube.

@time.to.occur Thanks so much for your response! In my experience you are by far the most responsive author on this site. i really appreciate your attentiveness -- and of course, your great story creations! Ultrahypnosis is my go-to hypnotist. He has a raft of free files on Ultrahypnosis.net that he removed from Youtube, as well as subscriber files on Patreon. My favorite along the lines of the pet theme in your story here is his Master's Toy Hypnosis series of files. While i like his audio without his spiral as a visual element of the hypnosis, i am excited about the possibilities of VR. i am really looking forward to trying it along with hypnosis, but haven't found anything yet. i just did a quick search and found wiki.kinkmakers.com, which looks like it warrants a lot of kinky browsing. Thanks for that tip. Hope you are having a wonderfully kinky and creative day yourself!

@boi98229 Hmm, I don't know how much the Kinky Makers group advertises, but they do have a Discord server and a lot of people working on an open-source sex machine. And I'll definitely have to check some of those files out! And thank you! It's nice to interact with someone who is engaged in the story we're telling and talk about these interests. Since it's Saturday, part of today is starting Chapter 9 of this story, actually, which should be a blast!

@time.to.occur Thank you Sir!! i am so looking forward to chapter 9!! i am very curious about how you intend to resolve the conflicts of interest related to Jasper's new Master, his friend Aris and his powerful mind control machine, and all of Jasper's old friends. Not to influence you excessively but i do want to say that i like Rhys's sense of morals. i do believe you will allow him to use his influence to find a reasonably good path for everyone. You certainly manage to portray a variety of very human characters, all of them morally flawed in some way. i am thinking a "nice" direction for the story would include Rhys softening the social divide through the Argent River improvement project, and in the end everyone turn out relatively happy (though not necessarily in the way they would have chosen for themselves). i think Jasper is already well along this path. Since this is fantasy and i have a strong submissive mind control tendency and kink, i would be tickled to see at least one or two of Jasper's thieving colleagues being used to test later versions of Aris's technology, and perhaps added to Rhys's kennel of pets. The secondary characters like Orion and Chalcedony remind me a little of Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream (as i vaguely recollect), both very cute, intelligent, fun, and quite manipulative -- both wonderful additions to the story!! I also like to chat about real bdsm ideas with real people. At some point it would be wonderful to meet someone here, hit it off, and find that we are next door neighbors in real life! i enjoy design and construction as well. i look forward at some point in building bdsm furniture and other toys, probably mostly out of wood and leather. Would love to learn to create more elaborate leather items, such as bondage hoods and harnesses. While i do like Ultrahypnosis's Toy series, the idea of becoming a pet as in your story is so much more appealing than being the kind of toy promulgated by the Master's Toy series, which portrays a toy more like a barely interactive toy doll, almost like a gimp. For one, the toy would end up waiting in a toy box forever bored waiting to be used, and for another what a limited way to serve one's Master!! Perhaps i just don't fully understand the gimp/drone/sexdoll kink, all worthy kinks for a few hours or a day or two, but i don't understand it as a full-time/long-term activity. i do love the idea, as you seem to, to be able to embed mind control triggers which could be used, for example, to change a submissive's mode between all kinds of "personalities", from an intelligent service submissive to pet/pup to boy, to slave to faggot, to gimp/drone/sexdoll, and somewhere beyond. i do need to stop now, if for no other reason that i may be taking away from your writing time. And i am waiting with bated breath!!!

@boi98229 We'll do our best to keep up the work on Chapter 9! We're about 2300 words in so far... ^^ Thinking about Orion and Chalcedony, the reading of them as Puck-like trickster figures is a nice one! Who Orion is as an AI in the training apparatus and who he is when we meet him in person might be a little bit different, and I look forward to when we reach those parts! Also glad to hear that the depth that we're trying to put into these characters and their motivations is coming through. From Cuddle_switch: "You are right it saying that they are both clever and manipulative people, but they might use these attributes to very different ends. I'm very glad you like them! I look forward to seeing just how we use them in the near future." These are some exciting plot ideas, and it's great to hear you speculate! We'll try not to spoil too much of what we have planned, but I suspect that a total overhaul and change of this entrenched system would be difficult without some major upheaval. Power covers itself -- it doesn't like to give itself up too easily. That's really cool that you are looking into creating your own furniture and toys and seeking community! We checked in with one of our friends at Kinky Makers. They are largely very tech-oriented but they do have some leather workers and other types of craftspeople who are part of the community. They sent us over a few links -- I think you already found their wiki but I will link it anyway. Their website is kinkymakers.com and there's a public Discord invitation on there, if you use discord! They said that their Wiki and Reddit are pretty quiet, but they do exist! https://wiki.kinkymakers.com/index.php/Main_Page https://www.reddit.com/r/KinkyMakers/ Here's their twitter account! https://twitter.com/kinkymakers?s=11 According to our friend, https://twitch.tv/openarousal and https://researchanddesire.com/ are closely linked and good resources, too. I personally definitely hear you on that kind of service -- the more mindless, used-and-active-only-when-Master-says-so isn't really part of my roster of kinks except in stories written by other people now and again. As a switch, I'd say that the ongoing relationships that are written are definitely more compelling to me -- and I guess that's probably clear enough through what we've chosen to write! Cuddle-switch: "Totally agreed!" Hope these links are helpful, and looking forward to sharing more writing soon!

@HotGuynKS Will do!

@Henry Wolf

@boi98229 Oh, you know, these mind control stories have a way of leaving their imprint. I'm sure you'll get by without further training ;). What a joy and privilege to have such a dedicated reader -- we're glad you've enjoyed the story so much so far! Really glad to hear that you're finding it hot ^^! From @Cuddle-switch: "We've started to write the next chapter and are about 2300 words in. I would be curious to hear about what you think the Golden Lattice ceremony is, and see how it compares to what we have planned!"

@tankonpoint Thx Sir, i try my best to surprise

@boi98229 Thank you! Glad that you're still reading and enjoying, and hope these next chapters help give you some of that sweet, sweet payoff! From Cuddle-switch: "The psychological edging is both happenstance and part of the point -- the pacing of the sex has to obey the rhythm of the story to some degree, and the story is our main driving force. However, we were still disappointed that we couldn't find a 'natural' way to put a proper sex scene in this chapter." ...Which is why Chapter 6 is basically all the sex! I think that for both of us, being invested in the character and narrative makes the power dynamics and the sensual parts that much hotter. It definitely takes more time to get there than the average story on here, though! Hopefully we can sprinkle enough sexy bits between the "sexy" plot to make it enjoyable.

@time.to.occur It is said that sex is mostly in the mind. How can the mind get wound up without understanding the context in which the relationship evolves and sexual tensions escalate? For me there has been "psychological edging" starting with the original conversation between Rhys and Jasper at the concert, and jumped dramatically when Jasper was caught and subjected to the new mind control technique. Every time Rhys and Jasper experience a moment of special connection and Jasper learns to trust Rhys more deeply and enjoy more freely, the thought of being a pet starts to feel less wrong and more right. Those are all important steps in Jasper's true submission and the power shifts in their relationship. For me, the seduction in an evolving D/s relationship is this shift in power, and every bit as arousing as the pure sex scenes. This psychological shift is, again, for me anyway, a huge part of the context that makes the sex scenes that much hotter.

@boi98229 That's delightful to hear, and Cuddle-switch and I both agree with that sentiment pretty well completely. It both increases the stakes of the sex scenes and gives meaning to particular acts. From Cuddle-switch: "This person gets it."

@SlaveBoyJG Thank you!

@TexMuscle I appreciate the continued interest, as well as people's patience. The story will be posted in time for Christmas, but I am new at this and rather slow! I know exactly where I need this story to be at the end but the in between parts have been resistant to my cranking them out.

@amul All we want for Christmas is an orgasm or 12 days of orgasms. auto correct got me earlier. tissue should have been titties. @absman420 started my fettish with his legendary milkman stories.

@Jayden Thank you so much for this kind, reflective commentary so far! Cuddle-switch and I really appreciate hearing what plot points and world building elements are speaking to you so far. We're definitely trying to put a lot of care into the lore of this world and explore the dynamics that these characters have to offer beyond just a D/s relationship. We'll definitely be aiming to keep that meaningful depth of character and relationships going! We're also definitely curious to explore some of the different sets of complications that we're slowly layering in and seeing how they interact! And you've given us some very interesting thoughts here about some scenes and plot points that might be interesting to push on further, some of which we've definitely got plans for and others that raise fun questions. From Cuddle-switch: "Yes, Rhys is noticing things, but he also wants this so badly that he's willing to avoid seeing things. I expect some up and downs there. As for the Coins, they can definitely be just as vulnerable as the rest of us, they just don't let on as much. Building in some of those vulnerabilities and showing Rhys being emotionally vulnerable hopefully shows that they're not unassailable. Also, doing this kind of detailed minor character development is new to me, and difficult, but I'm enjoying learning about it. Let's see what we come up with!" It's honestly a pleasure to collaborate with Cuddle-switch and write together, and I hope that shows. It's also a pleasure to hear that you're enjoying our writing. Thanks again! -- Time & Cuddle-switch