Master Ceremony Lavidor

Master Ceremony Lavidor

March 22, 2015

To the classical tones of Pierre Bachelet's Histoire d'O  and O' Et Sir Stephen playing in the background, Maitre Thomas Xue stands before members and guests in the Patio behind the Chateau, clears his throat and declared:

"Please turn on your stream, Our Propietaire Rene is providing music to set the mood. Welcome all my friends and a hearty thank you for joining us this evening as we celebrate the work that Lavidor Beery has completed on his journey to achieving his full Master tag, and as he joins the ranks of the many fine Masters of Roissy Val D'Oise.  Lavidor came to me with his completed Dom log, that was originally given to him by previous Dom Supervisor Chronos.   So I guess he is an old timer here of sorts.."

With that, Thomas turns and chuckles, as Lavidor laughs. Thomas continues:  "After applicants receive their Dominant tag and begin work on their log of task, it is much like any other journey where one seeks to learn and complete work and yet learn a great deal about themselves and the others around them. They find the others around them, both Dominants and submissives alike teaching one another from their store of wisdom. At Roissy Val d'Oise, we believe that being a Master of the Chateau is an achievement to be earned. We ask our Dominants to demonstrate their diligence in learning about our culture here at VdO and BDSM in general, to express their knowledge and understanding of critical components in this lifestyle, and to exhibit skill in building creative, enjoyable and erotic scenes with the submissive women in our community. Not everyone who begins this journey completes it. Those who do complete it do so because they don't give up, they keep moving forward. Many come here looking for a chance to have RP; most that make it through to earn their Master's tag discover much more than that. They discover a chance to learn, or re-learn about themselves and about BDSM in a warm, encouraging, growing community that takes it's heart from the Story of O. Tonight we're here to celebrate one of our own who has done the work, fulfilled his requirements and given of his time and energy to reach this achievement. Lavidor has turned in his log, and successfully completed his final task, so tonight we are here to celebrate what he has accomplished in his time here and his commitment to roleplay, and to welcome him to the ranks of the Masters of the Chateau. At this time I would like to ask Rene to speak, and also to thank him or making this ceremony even relevant."

René:  "I stand and clear my throat, looking around at the famille that has gathered here in honor of Lavidor as he becomes Master. I want to thank all the wonderful people who work hard to make our great community what it is.  We have a wonderful famille here to support each other and work to better our community. Lavidor is just one of many. And this evening it is him who we celebrate. Many of you have been celebrated in the past, and I see many more who will have their special day in the future. Our community depends on all of you working together to make this community the best possible for us to call our home. Time is the essence of all things, but if we have determination we accomplish our journey. When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live. Today you live, Lavidor for this is your day. The journey is one like many others. Whether it be graduating from school, college, or any other accomplishment. It is one that takes great effort, so I commend Lavidor this evening.
I look forward to seeing you progress further in your journey."
As Lavidor smiles and nods, René offers: "Thomas you may continue"
Thomas: Thank you Rene for your words of wisdom. Next, I would like to ask Blue to speak, as she was the sister assigned for Lavidor's final task.

Blue Ronsein gets up nervously, looks at her family, and pulls out a sheet of paper.

Blue: "I've had a chance to get to know Master Lavidor -- in the biblical sense -- this past month, and I'm honored to speak now at his well-deserved graduation ceremony. It was quite an honor for me to be with Master Lavidor during his Final Scene, and I was proud to be with him and serve our family this way. And now, about Master Lavidor: In case you think this man is an average roleplayer, let me give you a quote from his final scene with me: Ahem ..."

Lavidor Beery feels his cheeks warm a bit

Blue: "'Oh, once the local anesthetic I put over your eyes wears off you may feel some pain from the missing eyeballs.'  For those, including me, who have mutilation as a hard limit, welcome to severe sub drop! Fortunately, Master Lavidor reassured me OOC that his character was saying that only to scare me. But he is a powerhouse indeed as a creative scene-builder, wielding a very intense and severe spy interrogation scenario that had me throbbing for hours. To this day, I still walk around feeling my sockets to make sure the eyeballs are still there."

(Reactions from the audience.)

Blue winks at Lavidor and continues:  "Some things I learned about Master Lavidor are that he is a thorough and considerate man. He shows thoughtfulness and sensitivity for his sub, two characteristics that make our family here especially wonderful. So, at the risk of, uhm, baring my chest about my exciting adventures with Master Lavidor, I will conclude with kisses, hugs, and my wholehearted support for his graduation this evening. Thank you! !! The floor is yours, Maitre Thomas."

Thomas: "Thank you, Blue.' He walks to Lavidor, "stand my friend" and hands him the ornate Roissy Val D'Oise Masters ring.

Vette: "Congratulations Master Lavidor!!!!!"

Thomas: "Lavidor, you have achieved the honored and exclusive rank of Master, by working hard, and while allowing us to get to know you. Let me be the first to shake your hand and congratulate you on this achievement and joining your Brother Masters at Roissy Val D'Oise. I am proud of you and I am certain that all here is proud as well to have you. as a Master."

The crowd bubbles with many congradulations for the new master.

Thomas: "Lavidor, please introduce your guest speaker."

Lavidor heartily shakes his hand, and, with a childish grin on his face then turns to shake Rene's hand firmly,  "I asked Annie to speak because after returning from my long absence she was the first to rekindle the dominant in me that had long been slumbering. Her submissive response to me really set a marker in my life that led me to where I am now, thank you for that Annie, the floor is yours"

Annie nervously looks over the crowd, gulping and sucking in air as she speaks..."Maitre Rene, Maitre Thomas, Master Lavidor, Masters, sirs and my lovely sisters, it is with deepest humility that i speak on behalf of our newest Master. My fondest memory of Him is our first meeting in the ballroom. He sat and observed me as i danced, i could feel His eyes boring through me." She turns to look at Master Lavidor, and grins widely, her eyes full of sparkle and some mischief. "When He asked me to dance, He gave me one of His eloquent emotes and i was hooked. He is easily one of the most prolific writers that we have on Our sim and i am privileged to speak on His behalf to and call Him Master.  I have enjoyed Master Lavidor's banter immensely, i have learned lessons from His words and punishment. But most of all, i have learned obedience and self worth through His guidance. He goes beyond the normal roleplay to uncover the deepest feeling and desires, below the surface. He will make a superb master, and others will glean from HIs nature and guidance. Congratualtion, Master. Thank You for allowing me to speak on Your behalf, i look foward to many more dances, smiles. Thank You Maitre THomas, hugs." She blows Him a sweet kiss and silently take her cushion again, as Lavidor winks and smiles at her.

Thomas: " Thank you Annie. So Lavidor, has been around VDO for sometime.  Lavidor started his path on Jan 13, 2014. He takes his time he told me as he puffed his cigar, one night as we shared a bottle of booze. Lavidor has a reputation at VDO of very elaborate, some even say flowery role play emotes.
But emotes are not the only measure of a man. Rather it is the strength of his character, along with honestly and integrity are important. I am confident that he will be a good man for our sim." He smiles and turns "so now Lav has some words for us,,,the man of the hour,,,my brother..who we have been talking about for 30mins." 

Lavidor: "Thank you Thomas for such kind words.

Lavidor Beery looks out over the gathered group, a slight smile on his lips his eyes soft with a light gloss over them, "I am humbled," he says in a sincere voice with a slight tremble, "Each day I walk the grounds of Roissy Val d'Oise I am humbled by the many people that make up our family, each willing to help and support each other even though many of us are strangers. I am humbled by the commitment and effort each of you have put into making this a great community for everyone to enjoy and I applaud each of you in your efforts and commitment" Lavidor holds up the new ring for all to see, "This is a symbol of my station and I am proud to wear it..." paused for several seconds, "...it symbolizes both the efforts I have put into achieving the set standards to reach this position but it also symbolizes the trust that Rene, Thomas and all of you have given me, and again I am humbled. But the title of Master is but a name put on the level that I am given. I am not above anyone else nor am I lesser than anyone else because of this title. It is how each of you see me that truly makes me a Master. The actions that I take, the words I say and the promises I keep are how I demonstrate my value." He looks to each of the submissives gathered and smiles softly, "There are two words that I use to describe and judge a submissive, 'Exquisite Beauty'. What that means to me is that a submissive should demonstrate beauty in all things, from the way she cares for her body, the words she uses to speak, the way she sways her hips when she walks, the sparkle of joy she portrays in her eyes, and most importantly, how she handles conflict. To me a submissive cannot just be submissive and beautiful to her owner or just the people she chooses, she must exemplify beauty to everyone no matter how much she dislikes them, her station is one of grace and beauty." He leans back and smiles, "To describe a Master the two words I like to envision are, 'Honor and Steel'. Yes I stole that from gor but it means much to me and in a somewhat different meaning. A man is never worth more than his honor, no amount of riches or power can overshadow the lack of honor. A Master must honor his commitment to his job, his friends, himself and yes, his submissive. He must always guide her and help her grow because in doing so he too grows and excels. Broken promises, abusive behaviors, and deceit are ways to dishonor yourself. Steel in Gorean terms refers to the sword but to me steel is also used to make shields." Lavidor swallows to sooth the dryness in his mouth then continues, "The shield symbolizes defense and protection. A Master is responsible for the protection of his submissive so that she will have not have to feel the need to defend herself and can then concentrate on being beautiful. Many of you have heard the term, 'Lock Shields!' it was used by the Romans, Spartans and many others. In my profile is this Spartan poem, 'This is my shield I bear it before me in battle, but it is not mine alone. it protects my brother on my left -- it protects my city. I will never let my brother out of its shadow nor my city out of its protection -- I will die with my shield before me.'  It is not just a military tactic to protect the soldiers from enemy weapons but it is also a symbol, a symbol of brothers united to defend the innocent against invaders. We as Masters must lock our shields when needed to protect the submissives that we demand so much from. A submissive should not feel so threatened and defenseless that she has to empower herself to control doms or disrespect them. Defending them also means having the leadership to correct bad behavior, fix things that are broken even if it is the submissive, and being brave enough to let another dominant know if something they are doing has the potential of causing damage to the submissive or their own honor." He looks out over the group, "I thank you all for being here and all the love and support I have received in my year here." turning to Rene and Thomas, "I thank Rene and Thomas for having the trust in me to allow me this title and position. I hope to live up to your trust and depend on you..." then turning to sweep a pointing finger across the group, "...all of you to make sure I stay true to my honor. This family was conceived by the vision of Rene, and what he has created is amazing, but it is each of us that make it great. Each of us with our own strengths and weaknesses, opinions and beliefs, all supporting each other with love and empathy, that make this family truly awesome. Together we have established Rene's dream, Roissy Val d'Oise as one of the top lifestyle sims in SL. Now I implore you to set aside personal differences and work together to make Roissy Val d'Oise, our home, the example for all of SL, this, we have the power to do! Thank you"

Many toasts are raised and everyone cheers for Lavidor. Thomas walks to the Champagne bucket and grabs a flute.."everyone get a flute" He waits till al lis ready before I say my toast, "Lavidor...Congratulations my friend, well done and welcome to the brotherhood of Masters at Roissy Val d'Oise, Cheers,….Hooah.! "

More cheers and toasts, a few here--

Kurt: I'll drink to anything
Blue  feels the bubbles slip down her throat, "Yay for Master Lavidor!"
René smiles and look at kurt
Juliette sips on the champagne
Thomas downs the Champagne..and coughs..."next time some whiskey I think"
Damian laughs at Kurt - "Anything for a drink."
Annie empties her glass and is set to toss it back

Thomas: "Thank you all for coming, for Lavidors Master ceremony. Everyone is most happily dismissed!"

Lavidor drinks down the cool carbonated fluid in a series of three gulp, suppressing a burp he smiles tossing the glass back into the fireplace, the glass shattering in a suppressed crash against the brick, "Thank you all!"

A few of the many toasts, by everyone, as people trail out the door to the ball, tossing their champagne flutes into the fireplace with glee.

Sheralyn: "congratulations Master Lavidor... I will forever remember how to do bed corners"
René:  "First a new sister and now a new Master!"
Trew: Congratulations again! For that unique evening I even drink champagne! *winks*
Tristan quickly finishes his champagne and then adds a little of his single malt to his glass.

Blue Ronsein

Roissy Journaliste

*photos courtesy of Juliette

 





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