Aliyah's Sister Graduation
WHO Aliyah (tinypinkyzero)
WHEN Sunday, Mar. 22, 2020
WELCOMES Thomas Xue, Xanadu Xue
FOR SAMOIS HOUSE Venna Althouse
RECOMMENDATION Turrner
MENTOR Gillian Gemini
by Sadie Xue, Roissy Journaliste
Xanadu stood, quieting the crowd on this cloudy, spring day. She nodded acknowledging members of the crowd be exclaiming, "Sister Gillian .. Please prepare and bring forward our Graduating Demoiselle Aliyah to her place on the cushion near Maitre Turrner ."
Gillian turned to Aliyah giving her a soft warm hug....then pullins down her bodice exposing her breasts: “Yes with pleasure Xan.”
Aliyah gasps smiling to Gillian and breath slowly as she takes her bra away. Gillian turns to lead her up onto the podium to her cushion.
Xanadu turned and smiled "Maitre Thomas, Honored guests, Welcome all to this joyous event for today as we come together to witness the Graduation of Demoiselle Aliyah. Soon Demoiselle Aliyah will join the exclusive ranks of the Roissy Val d'Oise Sisterhood .. and will continue to serve our Dominants and serve the community ."
Xanadu smiled at the kneeling form across that stage continued, "It is with some sadness that we bid farewell to Demoiselle Aliyah as she leaves her path here in Samois to rejoin the wider Roissy community ... her path will not end .. as it is ever evolving as she continues to serve and grow in her knowledge. This is indeed a happy occasion which has brought us here today. I am pleased to announce ... although the House of Samois loses a Demoiselle today .. Roissy Val d'Oise gains a welcomed Sister. As a Sister she will continue to be actively involved .. taking part within the community as she assists others with their paths. Our Sisters also are supportive with those of the House of Samois .. as it is our Sisters who are the Mentors to the our young and striving Debutantes and Demoiselles . Our VdO submissives are always welcomed at Samois .. should we ever feel this desire or need for time to ourselves as it is our home and comfort area ."
Glancing over her right shoulder, "The Samois Sisters Venna Gillian and Julie our Assistant or myself will be available .. should you ever need a shoulder to lean on or just a friendly chat. Maitre Thomas I respectfully invite you to welcome everyone."
W E L C O M I N G D O M I N A N T
Maitre Thomas stood and nodded to her, speaking with clarity, "Thank you, Xanadu."
Maitre Thomas smiled looking to the crowd, "Loyal Members and Guests, we are gathered here today for one of our oldest and most treasured traditions at Roissy Val d'Oise. It warms my heart to see you all here today, hoping you are all safe and healthy and will be for many more. The sister graduation is the cumulation of persistent and hard work with many tasks both fun and arduous. Aliyah's, graduation means quite a lot to her and to all of our family who watched her grow as a result of her training here."
Maitre Thomas looked over the crowd, "Today is a very special day for her as she graduates from Demoiselle Aliyah to Sister Aliyah, a significant milestone both for her and the community. Aliyah, you have been extremely resilient, and determined as she has started and stopped a few times, but has finally made it."
Maitre Thomas stops to sip some water before continuing, "The community should always rejoice that a new Sister has joined us, and especially one who has shown us what perseverance truly is. Our sisters have earned the right to be proud of their accomplishments here. They have also earned the right to help our sim in additional ways now that they have completed the journey to VDO Sister.. Like all sisters who graduate, I will be giving you things to do."
He paused as he reminisced, "Our paths has been refined by many years of lessons learned to make it the successful learning path we know today. Our sisters are from the best school in this world of submissive training. We the family of Roissy should never forget what we have all gone through and what we are here; friends that do care for each other's welfare. Please continue, Xanadu.”
Xanadu stood gracefully, "Maitre Thomas thank you for your kind and encouraging words regarding Demoiselle Aliyah. Samois Sister Venna please welcome everyone on behalf of the House of Samois.
F O R S A M O I S H O U S E
Venna rose gracefully from the kneeling cushion, stepping forward and smoothing her gown as I do...smiling, "Thank you Xanadu"!
Venna smiled as she moved forward to the front of the stage, "Greetings Maitres, Maitress, Masters, Sirs, Misses, Familie members and every Sister, Dem and Deb, attending today. It is a pleasure and honour to represent the House of Samois today, as we come together to celebrate this beautiful submissives commitment and achievements in reaching this, her Graduation". Like many of us who come to Roissy to 'Find ourselves', Aliyah has found it a long, hard journey. A Sweet, Sassy, Highly intelligent but Strong Submissive. Strong enough to stay the distance and reach this pinnacle. Aliyah overcame many obstacles along that journey. With determination and fortitude she has achieved the friendship and respect of many Dominants and submissives here at Roissy".
She continued, "Her workshop "A Submissive Heart", gave us a birds eye view of who this beautiful, sensitive and unique Submissive is. For she is not weak or selfish but is powerful and giving and is full of the desire to serve and to please our Dominants here at Roissy She has shown that our submission and submissive heart, is an all-encompassing, complete power, that is given no matter where or when.”
Venna looked around to everyone in a conspiratorial way green eyes wide..."Did you know, the city of Atlantis is hidden here in Roissy? shhhhhhh its a secret! Aliyah found it. (for her sister event) a beautiful place where gorgeous mermaids and handsome mermen come together to dance and play games. Where chests of hidden treasure were to be found." Smiles down at everyone. " Hmmm I am sure I recognise some of those mermaids and mermen here today. You were a bit more scantily clad then.! What a wonderful evening was had by all, with mermaids being auctioned and lots of those gold coins donated to our wonderful home. Thank you Aliyah for giving everyone a joyous time, and for all your hard work organising it and to those who helped make it an evening to remember. Remember that Submissive Heart, it keeps beating, it keeps showing what we can achieve, what we can give. Keep that feeling alive so you can go on and learn and grow into your submissiveness. For this isn't the end. This is only the beginning of a new fork in that path. Every single Sister, Dem and Deb here at Roissy, knows what our responsibilities are, because we have explored and continue to explore ourselves, our needs and desires. Our education here has also contributed to that personal growth. Our ultimate task to enable us to be the best possible submissives to serve our wonderful Dominants and Masters here at Roissy and beyond!"
As her speech concludes, Venna turned to the audience...."Here before you is another beautiful submissive to grace Roissy Val d'Oise . I stand here with pride to see so many here to share and support Aliyah in all of her accomplishments. Congratulations and well done Aliyah. Welcome to the sisterhood!" She smiled once more to her before turning and heading to her cushion kneeling gracefully.
Xanadu stood slowly nodding at Venna as they pass, "Thank you Samois Sister Venna for your gracious welcome from the House of Samois and your encouraging words for Demoiselle Aliyah. Maitre Turrner .. As Aliyah's Finals Maitre please present your recommendations for her ."
R E C O M M E N D A T I O N
Maitre Turrner smiled and stood and winked at Aliyah, “Good morning my friends. The gathering of our community is not an uncommon event. Indeed, we gather to study, to learn, and to dance. We gather to witness the challenging initiations of girls who would enter our society as dedicated submissives. Again and again to congratulate both our dominants and our submissives as they complete each part of their journey along the path Roissy has prepared them for. But the event that we gather to celebrate today is far more special. It is the only event we refer to as a "graduation", a commencement, which is really just another word for a beginning. It honors the very special commitment our girls make as they embrace the title of “Sister” and begin a new phase in their service to the Roissy Sim."
Maitre Turrner looked briefly to his right, "Aliyah is the fifth girl I have helped along this last leg of the journey to “Sisterhood,” here at VdO.I have found that while the girl and the challenges are different, there is always a common thread that runs through these encounters. I am speaking of the amazing depth of commitment which these girls bring to win acceptance into the “Sisterhood” of Roissy submissives. No society, no culture, no sorority asks more of a girl wishing to join. Take a moment to think about the trials our girls are asked to embrace as part of this path. It is awe-inspiring.’
'"Aliyah, like a girl or two before her, came to her final with much trepidation and apprehension. It took us some time to agree on which limits and kinks to challenge her with. This is as it should be: A girl’s final here at Roissy is not meant to be negotiated easily. A final’s purpose is not only to challenge a girl, it is also an opportunity to nurture a girl’s desire to serve. Indeed, it seems to me that this is the proper focus and the goal of the submissive path here at Roissy:-- to shape a girl’s service as self- actualizing events that makes her stronger and more confident and thus better able to serve.”
Maitre Turrner, smiled proudly at the dem kneeling nearby. “Once I made these goals clear to her, Aliyah’s apprehension seemed to change to an eager anticipation. Her trepidation turned into excitement and she brought a genuine joy to her service, deeply embraced her submission and devoted herself with a fervent focus to honoring and pleasing me during each of her challenges. This was most apparent and impressive in her final challenge where, as agreed, I pressed Aliyah’s hard limit of public nudity by parading her naked round the library."
It’s important to note here that public nudity, much to my surprise, has been a hard limit for other girls whose final I have managed. I admit to some cynicism upon first encountering what seemed to be an easy and simple challenge, especially for a submissive girl at Roissy who has agreed to make herself available for sexual service and to submit to discipline at the whim of any dominant. However, in every instance it quickly became clear that these were very real and genuine limits deeply rooted in each girl’s culture and psyche. To overcome them (especially in the way Aliyah did, as I will describe below) took real strength, commitment and courage."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Anyway, in our negotiations, though Aliyah agreed to private masturbation as a soft limit, she made clear that public masturbation was a hard limit she would not consent to have challenged. However, before our final scene I asked her, (now that she had embraced and triumphed over most of her final,) if she would consider pushing that hard limit of public masturbation as well. She agreed. So, in that encounter she confronted both her hard limit of public nudity as well as the complication and additional challenge of public masturbation. During that scene, Taylor and Sana joined her in role-play, Aliyah’s commitment to the scene, confronting two hard limits at once, as well as the quality of her emotes were stellar."
Taking a sip of water and clearing his throat, “I could not have been more surprised, impressed, pleased, and proud. She later told me she accepted the challenge to please me. And her remark gave me a deep insight into the essence of the Roissy D/s dynamic: that a submissive girl at Roissy strives and seeks to please the dominants of the sim with whom she has formed a connection. Aliyah is braver and stronger than she knows, and when tested by those things that made her most uncomfortable, she rose to the challenge while sharing her vulnerability. Through all our scenes, Aliyah responded to firmness and tenderness, to discipline and intimacy, which I think fits in well with the Roissy encounter/aftercare roleplay profile."
"It seems appropriate here to mention the scheduling difficulties I had during the past weeks of Aliyah’s final. Our time zone differences are considerable, and that combined with my limited privacy, the holiday season, and Aliyah’s work and child rearing responsibilities made planning opportunities to work on her final nearly impossible. I take responsibility for these difficulties and mention it here only to praise and thank Aliyah for her patience and forbearance."
Maitre Turrner stepped back a step, “Anyway, and finally - I’m pleased to give Aliyah my highest recommendation and support and urge her advancement to the Sister tag and all the privileges and responsibilities her acceptance of that tag will imply."
Xanadu takes his place on the stage, “Thank you Maitre Turrner for your wonderful recommendation of advancement for our Aliyah."
Xanadu smiled to Gillian .. " Sister Gillian please present your words of support for your mentee.”
M E N T O R ‘ S S P E E C H
Gillian rose from her cushion smoothing her gown as she stood...smiled.. and looked at all the familiar faces who have joined us today in celebration of Aliyah's advancement to Sister. "Greetings Maitres, Maitresse, Masters, Sirs, fellow sisters and famille members welcome and thank you for showing your support, love and care of this unique submissive, Aliyah, who will be joining the ranks of sister of Roissy today."
Gillian smiled proudly as she continued, "Aliyah and I have been friends since 2016, her journey here has not been an easy one. As in any journey in life and in sl it took many twists and turns, and this applies to all of us here today. Decisions are made which affect us and others and then we need to step back and regroup and reset our goals. Real life also has a way of intruding when we least want it or expect it to. I love this quote from Carl Brand.... Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."
"When Aliyah rejoined us in 2019 this is what she did she started from "now" and here is her band new ending ....sitting here on her cushion about to receive her sister tag...what an achievement! She worked hard on her workshop ...A Submissive Heart and her sister event was a huge success and enjoyed by all, I don't think we've ever had mermaids on the sim before. Aliyah you were determined, focused, passionate, dedicated and patient..your hard work has paid off and your journey here hasn't ended its only just beginning."
Gillian concludes, "There will be new debutantes to mentor, workshops to present, events to host or be sister in charge of, new Dominants to welcome and help on their journey. Please ... and this applies to all subs who become sisters, your work here continues it doesn't end just because you have a sister tag we still need you on the sim! Aliyah it is with great pride that I watch you receive your sister tag today, well done you are a fine example of what a submissive heart is.
She blew her a kiss and gives her a warm smile before sinking back down on her cushion. Aliyah caught her kiss and keep it in her heart.
Xanadu looked to Gillian " Thank you for your remarks regarding you Mentee Aliyah.. I know her accomplishments have make you very proud of her."
Xanadu looks back behind her, “Maitre Thomas, you have heard the recommendations from Aliyah's finals Maitre Turrner and supported by her mentoring sister Gillian I respectfully invite you to confer to Demoiselle Aliyah the title and the ring of our Sisterhood"
T H E C O N F E R M E N T
Maitre Thomas smiled to the group and said, "I am always impressed by all the commendations,"
Maitre Thomas gestured to Xanadu to continue.
Xanadu seeing his gesture .. then smiled to her .. "Demoiselle Aliyah, come forward please and kneel before Maitre Thomas."
Aliyah carefully pushed herself up and stood slowly not to fall from her shivering legs. She got infront of Maitre Thomas and kneeled gracefully . closing her eyes for a moment to refocus and then when she can breath again her bright blue eyes open and she looks at him.
Maitre Thomas returned her smile, “Aliyah is frequently on late a night in my time zone and would always provide a cheers, Hello."
Maitre Thomas reached into his pocket searching for the piece of neatly folded but worn linen stationary, where he has taken notes on different occasions along her journey. He smiled looking toward all the Debutantes and Demoiselles and says, "You see Submissives, I do take notes. and always detailed.”
Maitre Thomas began to speak “You see here before you .... a submissive woman, one that has honored her path. She was accepted into the House of Samois September 7, 2016 as a Debutante on Aliyah.2016 was a good year indeeed She then progressed and moved on to the time of her Initiation on January 15th , where she served and was opened by Dominants of Chateau Roissy Val D’ Oise and became known as Demoiselle Aliyah.Her journey continued as she traveled along wanting to learn and absorb. On July 14, 2019 presented an awesome workshop titled "The Submissive Heart" which sparked the interest of many ."
Maitre Thomas glanced at his notes, "She continued along next with her well planned Sister Event as she presented "Lost City of Atlantis" on September 22nd. Her Final task was a test of her Submission based upon her strengths and weaknesses. The Adjointe de Samois Xanadu then received a notice of recommendation from Turrner - that all was completed and she was worthy of Sisterhood."
He paused and continued, "Now today she kneels before us on March 22nd, to receive what she had committed herself too, the giving of her submission, today she will have bestowed upon her the VDO sister ring and title of Sister. Friends, you have heard about her journey and her commitment that has brought her today. Here is a true inspiration for those who still have to complete their journey.”
Maitre Thomas leaned forward and takes Demoiselle Aliyah's hand as he digs deep into his pockets searching for the ring before finding the correct one. With look of relief and a confidence, he inspecting it closely seeing the gleaming golden ring sparkle and places it onto Demoiselle Aliyah's finger crouching forward as he speaks softly to her, “Congratulations Aliyah you will inspire many.”
Aliyah smiled as his warm hand on her and look at his pocket , beams as the sparkle of the ring shine and her heart miss a beat .
Maitre Thomas sits back, "please Xanadu, give our newest Sister her rightful tag and let’s welcome her into our Sisterhood here at Roissy Val d'Oise."
Xanadu hearing Maitre Thomas' instruction .. stood and smiled to our kneeling Demoiselle Aliyah .. then looked towards those assembled .. our members and guests drawing their attention. "To become a Sister of Roissy Val d’ Oise a submissive has to have many qualities, some are as follows: "To be Trustworthy, Graceful, Loyal, Humble, Obedient, Enduring, Patient ..... and remain submissive no matter how hard that may be....You have shown these qualities.": "Demoiselle Aliyah ..... "No more will you carry that title.......Cast it aside and wear this one that I give you at this time...... "Wear the emblem of Sisterhood with pride as you go out to a new and exciting future in Roissy Val d'Oise. I remind you to always serve with passion and fire .. always from your heart and return to the community that which was given to you .Sister Aliyah ....."
The ensuing, thunderous applause made the stacked champagne glasses rattle. Shouts of praise continued until Xanadu motioned to end.
Aliyah smiled warmly to Xan as she tucked away her longest ever title and wear her new one proudly.
Xanadu beams, "Congratulations Sister Aliyah and welcome to our Honored Roissy Val d'Oise Sisterhood .Sister Aliyah, please stand and take a moment to speak to all your family friends and guests assembled here today."
S I S T E R ' S S P E E C H
Aliyah stood and turned facing the audience, “Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me in my special day. Not many know that I started my journey in VDO back in July 2016. When I came here I was not sure how and what my journey will be like, after long and many years in SL I thought there is nothing much I can learn in my journey . How wrong I was, each hour, day , week , month and year I was here I learned something about myself, something about others and most important something about my submission .I know many come here thinking like I did, as they spend time in the workshops and in the other events, or simply sitting on a chair or pillow and talk to one another. They find as I did .... we dont know anything and the more you spend time here the more you listen then more you learn. I remember a long long, long time ago someone asked me here , " When do you stop learning ?" and my answer was simple " never ! " for when we stop learning is when we die ."
Aliyah looked out over the crowd, "Some of you I have known for years and have seen you grow from simple to great. Some of you I only met once or twice and some only just seen here .There but one thing I want to say thank you to you all. Thank you for teaching me, showing me, pushing me and making me the woman , person and submissive I am today."
Aliyah chokes up a moment before continuing, "There are so many I want to thank" (after all it took me 4 years ) First I would like to thank Maitre Rene, for giving me and us all this place to learn and grow , be and live . thank you for always giving us a place to call home. Second , I would like to thank Xan , she and I have had our share of discussions, but one thing I can say with honesty with hand on my heart , she always has smiles for me, giving me a home to come back , and always pushed me to be more, she believed in me and I thank her for it."
Aliyah looks over her shoulder, "Third , Gillian , my Mentor .... Gillian and I have been friends for 4 years, we had our ups and downs, our yes and nos, but we have been friends and I was blessed to have her as my mentor and friend to show me the track, to guide me as I grew here, and to hold me when I needed the friend . I know I was more the quiet one while doing it on my own. My Mentor Gillian I am sorry if sometimes ... well ... most of the time I made you wonder if I am a live ... but trust me even if you thought I didnt listen or I didnt care , I did , I do .... thank you for been my right hand and friend. "
Aliyah glances back again, “Sister Venna, you are a sweet and kind lady that always shine . We have not shared many moments together, but I can say that I have always looked at you and tried to learn a lot from you . I can say that in your case " calm water reaches far " you have my dear entered each of our hearts " points to each persons heart and then stops on her own " you will forever and for long live in my heart . Thank you for everything my Sister."
She continued, "Maitre Thomas, thank you for not closing the door when I came back to VDO, to my home and for not showing me the cold face. I want to thank you for keeping a smile for me when I approached you."
Aliyah looked down to the end of the dais, "Maitre Turrner , what can I say about you ? You pushed me and believe I will not fall. You knew me with out me saying anything , you allowed me to explore the lines and walls I thought I will never be able to test and you showed me who I am deep inside. I remember when I came to you and asked you to do my final I was unsure how it will be. I was unsure if you would agree and I was so scared you would send me away .My time was crazy, your time was crazy and we tried to do it anyway. I didn’t think anyone ever in my SL life believed in me and was so patient with me as you did Maitre and for that I want to thank you so much. Every time we wanted to meet and work on the final something came up either for me or for you , but we didn’t give up and we didn’t said stop or cant, we tried, we pushed and we did it ..... you and I did it .: Good things happen to those who wait, and your goodness made my final amazing. It showed me what submission is from the deep and inner side of the heart and not just the "outside" and for this I thank you!"
Aliyah tearing up a bit, "Over my four years in VDO I met many Dominates, some stayed, some left. Some choose to stay in touch others decided to vanish. But from each of them/ you I learned something, like life. I learned some good and some bad things and some pleasure and some pain. I grew inside my walls and shell and found out what it is for me .. the Dominants I need and desire. Thank you Maitres, Maitresse , Masters, Mistresses and Sirs. Thank you for your patience by showing, guiding, explaining, teaching, pushing and yes at time hurting.. so I know and learn how to be a strong and sure of herself Submissive ."
Aliyah glanced over the crowd, "My Sisters, to you ladies I owe the biggest thank you, and I will explain. When I came to VDO, I didn’t trust women, yes I still don’t .. but I am much more open to listen and not closing my ears to you ladies. You all in each level showed me what sisterhood is, what friendship is , you all stood up when needed , and you were all welcoming to me when I came back. Thank you SISTERS ! Never forget and great power comes from the bounds of sisterhood . Special ladies that I want to thank are Jazz (who is not here I am afraid ) and Fae. These two ladies were helping me, teaching me, pushing me like every big sister does. I look forward and hope one day I can be that for someone else.. they are the sisters of my heart."
Aliyah concluded, ."To all of you that came today I want to say thank you for showing your love to me by coming here. Ii know it's crazy times in all of us RL , this Virus is crazy and we are all scared . Thank you for taking time from your crazy RL and spend you SL time with me here today. Please remember to be safe and to keep your health and to keep the love for your family and friends strong. I think I spoke to much" smiles "Thank you . "
S U M M A T I O N
Xanadu stood and turned to Aliyah .. “Thank you for your words and I know each word was written with sincerity from your heart."
Xanadu faced forward .. "Aliyah had been with us quite .. a while as her paths took many turns .. and hesitations .. as you see she has overcome them and committed to her path here at Roissy. Some of you may not know her but Aliyah's time here is usually in the earlier part of the day. We are in hope to again strengthen that time span with activity for our members. As may others here.. English is her second language .. still she finds a way to communicate effortlessly and is willing to serve our Dominants . Many come to VdO both previously with experience and many without .. just simply wanting to be educated further in the lifestyle practices. Many are para role-players some are not but many adjust their roleplay to accommodate others. I will say I admire those who do not have English as their primary language and have taken the initiative to learn the English language enhancing role play her.”
She continued, "I feel that Aliyah has excelled in her submissive excellence from what as we have heard from Maitre Turrner's recommendation and the words of her mentor Gillian. The Finals we participate in are inclusive of all of the teachings received here at Roissy .. allowing those us to realize our growth since joining and beginning our respective paths. An existential part of becoming a Sister is the time spent actively in our community .. making a commitment to work for the betterment. At times our real life constricts our intentions here .. but with commitment it can be overcome. Working for our community is done earnestly without special recognition or rewards and having the desire to help others grow .. while continually serving our in whatever way we can."
Xanadu took a further step forward, "We are fortunate to have this amazing community .. Maitre Rene has offered this to us to safely learn the ins and outs of BDSM and all he asks in return is for your presence here and to do your part to keep it growing and flourishing. I remind yall that our Men
