Derry's Maitresse Ceremony

Derry's Maitresse Ceremony

WHO                                                Derry Auer
WHEN                                              Saturday, July 7, 2018
WHERE                                            Old Dungeon
MASTER OF CEREMONIES             Thomas Xue
GUEST SPEAKER                              Lexi Ceryos
FINAL SCENE SISTERS                    Juelle Robbiani & Brianna Marie

 

 


by Brianna Marie, Roissy Journaliste
Photography by Xanadu Xue

 

W E  L C O M I N G    CO M M E N T S

The warm Summer day lit up another milestone in Roissy’s history, the first Maitresse Ceremony was for none other than our wonderful Maitresse Derry. Maitre Thomas brought it to order just as the afternoon faded to evening… ”Welcome all my friends, to our Maitresse Ceremony.  Derry is the very first Maitresse to complete the updated, expanded Maitre/Maitresse log. This log is longer and has more challenging tasks than before and it should be recognized for the significance of this achievement.

As a reminder, of the past, the Mistress would be promoted to Maitresse after her event.  Our new tradition is celebrating a Maitresse's journey to the highest tag we offer here at Roissy Val d'Oise.  At Roissy Val d'Oise, we believe that being a Maitresse of the Chateau is an achievement to be truly earned through hard effort, and providing mentorship to others.  Thomas gestured towards the lady of the hour, "Derry, I salute you for working steadily through this log, and also, showing your grace and class to everyone on the sim."

Derry raised her glass in response with a smile and a nod, "Thank you Thomas."  Thomas stepped down from the platform, took a sip from the champagne flute, and looked up, "A new tradition for our Maitresse ceremony, to invite brief comments from the family for Derry.  So please raise your hand with a C, then a # format to say a little something for this occasion if you like.”

 

F A M I L Y   T O A S T S

Hands went up and names were called in turn, first that of Mistress Flor ”It seems almost an eternity ago that a small group of female dominants started their paths at VdO, more or less simultaneously.  It was a time of cultural change back then, and well.... it wasn't always easy. So Derry is the first of this small group to reach Maitresse. Brava Derry!”

After Mistress Flor, was Fawn who offered a warm “From the very core of my being, I thank you Derry for everything. You are a loyal and brilliant friend, I hope we share this in the years to come.”

The next was Tzeitel who said “Maitresse Derry... mild-mannered, soft-spoken, under the radar Maitresse Derry. Maitresse Derry was one of the first people I met at Roissy when I first joined (on my previous incarnation) almost two years ago. Out of the blue, the demure Domme (newly minted at the time I believe) offered to assist me with a task on my debutante log. I somewhat nervously took her up and she led me to the dungeon to clean one of the aftercare rooms. Through the roleplay the beginnings of a friendship were formed. A friendship that has grown exponentially, crossed the boundary of avatars as I moved back to Tzeitel, and over the chasm of my time on the periphery of Roissy. Maitresse Derry (I so want to type 'mattress,' now that you've put that in my head) is one of my dearest friends, trusted confidante and an amazing dominant that I would trust with all my being. I am humbled by your fortitude and patience, watching you grow as you worked on your own path has been a delight. I am proud and honoured to be your friend and I wish you all the best as you move into a different and new chapter of your life in our dear community. Congratulations Maitresse! Maitre Dusty can't be here until later and I'm sure he will have some private words for you but from both of us we truly wish you all the best. ... Love ya heaps.”

Next was the O Aspirante, Asfridr Verne who said “I remember the first time I met Mistress Derry with a truffle on my nose I had to explain the truffle and she made me feel so at ease and just do my punishment.  From that second forward Mistress has been so dear to me... helping me along my path, but most of all she is the best and Roissy has been such a wonderful home with her here. I can’t really imagine Roissy without her... Mistress Derry is so full of class... She will always be special to me as I am sure she has not only touched my heart but touched many here... I love you Mistress or shall I say Maitresse…” she smiled, blowing Maitresse a kiss and sent many hugs her way.

After Asfridr, was Rebecca (Candy4mee), “Thank you Mistress Derry for holding my hand my very first day in Roissy and walking me to workshop and never leaving me alone.  I love you so much for your kindness to me my whole path in Roissy.” then smiled brightly up at her.

Master Wick (WickNewstart) then spoke, and added “Derry, you are one of the most wonderful people I have had the honor of knowing. Thank you so much for all you have done for me. You are an amazing mentor and a great friend.  Congrats Derry! You so deserve this!”

Derry wiped her eyes and sent kisses to the ladies that spoke.  Xanadu was next to offer her warm wishes and said this “It has indeed been a pleasure to get to know you Maitresse Derry and I thank you for always supporting us and doing whatever you can to make the days better here at VdO. You are an inspiration, I would think, to our other Mistresses.  Your dedication is very clear as shown in your advancement to the highest level of the Dominant path of Roissy... Congratulations Maitresse Derry. You are truly loved here.”

Derry kept the kisses coming, sending a couple to Wick (he's bigger) then added “Thank you Xana, couldn't have done it without your help.”  Thomas smiled, "That was wonderful. Let’s move on with the ceremony, shall we?”  He turned to Derry and added,  "Derry, this is your floor and public. Please introduce your speakers."  Derry stood with a glance to her right, "Thank you Thomas, and thank you friends for your kind words. I'd like to ask my love Lexi to start. Lexi, will you come up please?”


G U E S T   S P E A K E R

Lexi Ceryos stood and made her way to the podium between the kneeling girls, turning to look out amongst the crowd. "Hello good people of Roissy Val d'Oise. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Lexi. Derry and I have been together now for over five years.  Although I've left Roissy for personal reasons, I was the one who convinced her that taking the Dominant role here at Roissy would be valuable to both her and Roissy."  She smiled warmly to those that had offered smiles to her and continued  "I'm going to skip over what Derry means to me personally, we don't all want to be here for several days as I tried to detail five years’ worth of everything she is to me."

Soft chuckles were heard amongst those listening as she went on to add "Now, two years later as she elevates from Mistress to Maitresse, I'm happy to say I may have been right. I'm happy for her that she has found a place here, and I think all of you are quite lucky to have her.  My sister Shi wishes to say 'Shi is proud of Miss's achievements, and that Shi is proud to be hers wholeheartedly!’  I wish all of you the best of luck, and thank you for allowing me to congratulate her in this forum. There, short and sweet."  Derry was caught looking for a tissue for her eyes as Lexi turned back to her love, giving her back the floor.  Derry rose to her feet again "Thank you, love." As Lexi blew kisses to the girls and threaded her way back through the kneeling girls to retake her seat, Derry smiled and watched, "Hate to see her go but love to see her walk away."

 

F I N A L   S C E N E   S I S T E R S

There was a round of quiet laughter before Derry continued. “I was fortunate to have not one but two of our wonderful Sisters do my final with me. They have chosen to speak together. I hope they aren't going to do ‘Who's on first’, or something.  Ju and Bri, will you please come up?” Juelle gave Bri a look, and rose to go up to the stage.  Bri chuckled softly as Maitresse Derry took her seat with a grin.

Juelle took a breath, stepping forward, public speaking not being her forte, her cheeks flushed with nerves.  “Thank you Maitre Thomas, and hello Maitres, Masters, Mistresses, Sirs, Misses and all of the beautiful submissives here today.  We are both eager to speak today for Mistress Derry, and knowing how much we do speak sometimes decided to do it together.” Bri lifted carefully to her feet, the soft hum on her breath as she padded along after her sister.  Quieting and listening as Juelle spoke, she grinned, those brilliant blues taking in the blonde beside her then those about them.  She nodded to everything Juelle had said, then added “Trust me, it’s far shorter this way… Well, hopefully.” then grinned to Juelle.

Juelle grinned back and squinted, considering, “I tried to remember when I first met Mistress Derry, and I can’t.  She has been a solid presence for me from the start however.  What I do remember is going to dances and forming a flash mob with her and some other beautiful women, and sometimes even other dominants.  She was always so welcoming and kind.” She turned to offer Derry a quick smile, “Even in forming a dominant-submissive friendship, Mistress Derry has shown patience and care.  I am grateful that I have gotten to know her charm, her intellect, and I respect her more after each conversation we have, plus she has great style.”

Bri grinned at that, another nod and chuckle, then tilted her head, thinking “I met Mistress as many did, at the dances before I officially joined… and again shortly after at various dances and workshops. Though for me it’s often difficult to get comfortable with a female in a Dominant role, let alone any more than a polite friendship - with Mistress Derry - it was … flawless.  Something that still amazes me to this day.” she dashed a smile over at Derry, eyes alight with merriment, and a bit of wonder:  “It wasn’t til I got a chance to sit and speak with Her a few times, did I really understand how much we clicked.  I’m very circumspect about asking for a friendship - to me it’s more than a ‘contact list’, sometimes taking weeks to get comfortable enough with someone, Dominant or submissive - but when I asked Mistress, I haven’t regretted it for a moment.  She’s always been kind, and compassionate, caring, and yet firm.  Exactly as a Dominant should be in my mind, and well, She has a flame that burns brightly.”

Juelle offered “Mistress Derry has been a confidant, friend, and is always ready to provoke thought.  She is a beautiful woman and an amazing dominatrix.” She looked back towards her, blue eyes sparkling with admiration. “It is no secret that I have a hard limit of serving women, its stated pretty clearly in my profile.” her cheeks flushed pinker again, “Mistress Derry and I had spoken about this limit, and how I had challenged it with my final and service to Maitresse Ayita.  I was not surprised then, when Mistress Derry asked me to participate in her final.  I was excited, and honored to be considered to take part.  Of course, Brianna being the other sister involved was icing on the cake.”

Bri smiled over at Mistress when Juelle’s gaze flickered over, her expression warming, and with a glimmer of amusement, returned her gaze back to the audience “When Mistress asked about me helping Her with Her final, there was no hesitation. Like Juelle, it’s not easy for me, definitely a limit, for serving women, but Mistress Derry and I had become close. She had been kind enough, not only to help with my log tasks - a push in itself - but understood me well enough to know when I needed a different sort of reassurance, maintenance or simply just being just a sounding board over the months we’d known each other.  So there was no doubt in my mind about returning the favor.  I couldn’t be more delighted than to say that not only was the first final I was asked about as a Sister was -hers-, but that it was for a Maitresse.  Oh, and when she said she’d asked Juelle for the other half? I believe it went something like ‘I’m going to have her beat another girl, are you interested?’ I just laughed, it couldn’t have been more perfect.”

Juelle chuckled at Bri's laughter, and took a breath, eyes shimmering.  “Mistress Derry delivered what the scene would be with quiet confidence.  Her negotiation of what I would be doing, the implements I would use, the role I was to play were all done with clear expectations and consistency.  Even what I could wear was provided so that I knew what to expect with just enough anticipation about what was left for the imagination.”  Bri nodded resolutely to Juelle's words, with another quirk of her lips "Mistress offered guidance, Her own special brand of presence, and intrigue to the scene.  I’d known what the guidelines were, but - other than that and our attire for the event, how it would play out I wasn’t sure of.  That’s not to say she and Juelle hadn’t discussed it, they had and the details were offered, but I didn’t want to know, and for me, that was perfect.  I trusted Her, that was what mattered.”

Juelle grinned a little, and reached, fingers lacing into her sister’s.  “I will admit that without Mistress Derry’s direction the scene may have gotten even more intense.  But she was superb, there was no anger only a correction that came with strength and control.  She watched closely and maintained communication, direction and support.  There was never a doubt that I was in service with not only obedience but a need to please.” Bri squeezed Juju’s fingers lightly back, holding them gently as she listened then nodded, adding her own “She directed the scene beautifully, playing us against each other, and herself like the precise movements of a watch. She handled what was a delicate situation with grace, and firmness, and even when it became very likely frustrating because of my tenaciousness, she handled it with finesse.” she grinned over at Mistress and Juelle both, cracking a bit of a grin. “Never flinching in her duty, never letting any anger (if there even was any) show, willing and able to direct Juelle in the necessity of administering punishment, yet caring afterwards with equal quantities of attention to needs, and ensuring that such an occasion would not occur in the future.”  She quieted, smiled to Juelle and Derry both then listened as Juelle took over.

Juelle furrowed her brows as she had encouraged Bri to speak further but she was a stubborn one.  A flash of the final scene played in her mind, and she gave her hand another squeeze, “Mistress Derry included questions about what worked for aftercare for us prior to our scene.  She actively listened, and after we were done with the scene, checked in with the amount of time that was available and encouraged some quality aftercare.”

Juelle’s lips curled, eyes shifting over those gathered to celebrate Derry, “There are about 342 dominants of Roissy.  Mistress Derry is one of the most present here at Roissy. She attends nearly every function she can, she spends time greeting and getting to know new members and catching up with older members.  She is not afraid to grow or face a challenge, and pushes her mentees to do the same.  She is active, kind, and a valuable addition to our family.”  Bri just grinned a little, nodding, the quirk of her lips growing as she listened to Juelle, that squeeze returned as she chuckled, thankful for Mistress’ influence in her own path, and the path of others.  Juelle gave a bright smile, confidence in her words straightening her posture as she continued, “I am without a doubt recommending Mistress Derry to become a Maitresse of VdO.  Her light, her knowledge and experience, her passion, her patience and her determination will help provide the dominants and the submissives of Roissy with much learning and pleasures.”

Juelle released Bri’s hand, turning to face Thomas with a tip of chin in respect, “Maitre Thomas, please accept my recommendations for Maitresse Derry.” She turned then, and moving gracefully to Derry, slipped down with a tremble to her knees in front of the beautiful blonde. “I congratulate you today Maitresse Derry, and despite my own limitations respectfully, willingly and completely kneel to you today and in the future.  I offer you my full obeisance.” Blue eyes shine up, lowering with long lashes as she quiets.  Bri squeezed and released Juelle’s fingers, turning slightly to watch as she moved.  The warm smile on her lips, brilliant gaze shining as her sister spoke. "We did say it was supposed to be shorter this way..."  with a little chuckle.  She dipped her head gently, looked to Maitre Thomas, and offered her own softened “Maitre Thomas, please accept my recommendations as well for Her to become Maitresse, I can’t say it any better than Juelle has already, but it’s well-deserved.”  then padded on quiet feet to Juelle’s side and nestled to her knees beside her sister, looking up to offer a gentle “Congratulations, Maitresse Derry and thank you.”

Derry stood up, grinning broadly as the girls approached, thinking they wanted a hug, but seeing them kneel instead, smiled at each, "I can't even tell you how much I love a girl kneeling for me just because she wants to. Thank you both, so much!"  Bri smiled brightly upwards as Juelle’s blue eyes glittered up again. Derry looked back at Thomas, "My turn, boss?" Thomas smiled “Derry, indeed it’s your moment, enjoy!”  She sent the two Sisters back to their places, then continued.


M A I T R E S S E   S P E E C H

Derry looked around the room at everyone, composing herself "Hello everyone, thanks so much for coming, It's an honor to have you with me on this occasion. I'd like to thank René for providing this place where I was able to join a community having so much potential for learning, and opportunity for teaching. Two endeavors which I find to be very fulfilling. Sadly my Mentor left the family shortly after I became Mistress, but I'm grateful to Thomas for being there to answer questions for me when I needed answers, and to listen when I needed to talk." Thomas replied "Was my pleasure, Derry." Derry went on to add "And also to the entire family, my thanks for the help you've offered, the needs you have, just your presence in the community, making it a living thing. It's alive because it consists of living things, us. So naturally, it's up to each of us to do our part in forming it into the best thing it can be. If we've ever, done a serve, a chore, a scene, a discussion, friended one another, or had a conversation, thank you, I gained something from it and I hope you did too.”

“I'm grateful for Wick's dedication and friendship, both making him such a pleasure to Mentor. I'm grateful to Sadie for always being so gracious and willing to turn over her scheduled sets to my last minute requests, she even agreed to DJ from a dunking booth for the event I staged, which turned into all kinds of fun, and profit for the sim. You'd be surprised how much people will pay to dunk Maitre Thomas."  Sadie blew Maitresse Derry a kiss as Thomas laughed and still would. The new Maitresse continued, “Thanks to Blue for once again coming to my aid and being a human pin cushion for the sake of my demonstration, all without a complaint, a whine or a single, ‘S**t, that hurt!’ “

“For my final, I chose an ‘O’ flavored scene where a Domme has one sub punish another. An obvious choice if you think about it. I'm very grateful to Ju and Bri for agreeing to do the scene with me, and for putting their all into it. Bri even agreed to being guilty of doing something wrong. Can you imagine? The epitome of serving a dominant in my book."  Bri blushed hearing that as Derry spoke again.  "Oh and with those two, given their stellar RP skills, we easily stretched a 60 minute scene to two and a half hours. Thanks to Suzette. She came to VdO first. Lexi followed her and I followed Lexi. Thank you Lexi, my everything, for your wisdom, insight and candor. Your support is what solidifies me. I love you with all my heart. Thank you Shi for being such a wonderful girl and all your support as well. And as Forrest Gump might say if this was his speech, ‘That's all I have to say about that’. Thank you all so much.” Derry turned to look at Thomas once again.

 

T H E   T O A S T  &  D I S M i S S A L  

Thomas smiled and stood, “My heartfelt congratulations Derry, thank you for presence on the sim and all that you do  and will do in the future. As our Aussie friends would say, ‘Good on ya!’ Thank you all,  I am are truly grateful for all each of you have done for Roissy. Everyone grab a glass of champagne to toast the new Maitresse. To Maitresse  Derry!  Sefa is not here so we are not drinking Baby Duck.” The cheers and congratulations collided around the room as voices lifted to offer their own happy words, and much drinking of champagne commenced, including Maitre Thomas who raised his glass… and downed it quickly “Hmm that’s good French champagne… my brother René bought the good stuff this time.”

“I also wish to take this opportunity to thank René for providing all of this for us, and for having the vision to bring us all together. We are a large diverse group with many things to share, and It warms my heart to see people achieve this highest rank. Thank you all for joining us here, to celebrate with Maitresse Derry. You are all dismissed now to the garden, let’s go dance, drink and be merry. Many thanks to Xanadu for helping with the setup of the Dungeon ceremony.”

 





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