Slavery RP Post XVIII

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This post is for prompts that focus on crossovers between various slavery AUs, with the crossover wizards.

Please put the use name of your slave Matt in the subject line of your comment eg. "Feral: Fuck or 'die' AGAIN!"

I'll move a couple of prompts over to start us off, but feel free to ignore them and put your own.

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Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"How urgent does this need to be? Today, or a different day?" Barba asked, a little less worried now, but not by much. "Does he need to go to a hospital? Is he safe with you right now?"

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"He's safe with me, and he doesn't need to go to hospital yet, but today would be best." She couldn't resist the urge to put the slightest emphasis on the word yet.

DA Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Yet. It sent chills down his spine.

Barba checked his calendar immediately, and almost snarled at it when he saw that he had two mandatory meetings with the ADAs and a victim's family. Neither could be rescheduled. "The earliest I can be there is about four o'clock. I know that's six hours from now, but we can't get there sooner," he said, frustrated. "Can you ensure Toffee stays safe with you and has some lunch, perhaps? Jamie can't come and fetch him today, but if the situation is dire-- is it safer for him to stay put there?" he asked, mind racing. "I know it's beyond the scope of the scheduled sessions, but if he needs to go, do I need to send Hendrick out? I can't send him until noon--" he tried to think, who'd he put as the safety contact? "Danny Rand and Matt could also, if he can't stay there with you--"

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I can keep him here with me, certainly." She agreed. She kept her full morning free for Toffee, and she could rearrange her afternoon sessions today. "He needs a medical withdrawal from his other classes, do I have your approval to get the paperwork ready for your signature before you arrive?"

Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"A medical withdrawal?" Barba repeated, feeling almost light-headed. "I--we'll discuss it when I'm there, but, I suppose you can fill the forms out, but they need my signature before being filed." He'd had to medically withdraw Jamie from an Academy class before, and Ivannya from another, which was how he knew how to do so, but how bad could Toffee be? He'd seen him just that morning, working out quietly and happily with him, and then Toffee had showered after and Barba had gotten in a few pecks on his cheeks before having to go to work.

He took a breath. "Can I speak to Toffee for a moment?" he asked, getting a firm hold of himself. He'd need to make sure his sweet, sensitive pet wouldn't spend the entire waiting time panicking about it all. He knew at this point that Toffee was prone to mounting spirals of terror when he had to wait for things to be said, and could work himself up to tears when he wasn't gently reassured at least a little.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Of course sir. I'll just get him to take his sound cancelling headphones off." She put the DA on hold and went to kneel in front of Toffee, a hand on his knee.

"Instructor Marnie?"

"He won't be available until four, but he'd like to talk to you before I clear my afternoon. I'll keep you here and you can nap or knit or do whatever else you want to. If you don't want to talk to him it's okay, as your advocate I can tell him that, but he is concerned for you."

"I'll talk to him, but...can you listen please?"

"Of course." She helped Toffee up and guided him to her little desk, putting the phone onto speaker mode.

"Hello DA Barba, Toffee's here, and he asked me to listen in, so I've put you on speaker mode."

DA Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"My darling," Barba murmured. "Toffee, I want to tell you I'm not at all angry at you, nor should you feel guilty or as if you're going to be punished. You're my good, good boy and we'll all figure this all out together so you'll be well and happy. We can't come see you till later, so I want you to stay with Instructor Marnie, okay? Stay and just try to relax, my darling, there's nothing to panic about."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Thank you master, I will." He leaned against Instructor Marnie as he spoke. "Can I have the headphones again if you need to make more calls?"

"Of course you may Toffee." And then she kissed him on the forehead.

DA Barba and Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I love you," he murmured into the phone. "Be good for me, like you always are," and he carefully hung up and then took a few deep breaths, Hendrick hovering with a pale face, anxious to understand.

"We need to make some phone calls to Jamie and Ivannya," Barba said quietly, and they went to work.

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Marnie gently stroked Toffee's hair as she reached into her desk and pulled out the forms she had to complete, placing them to the side. "I think right now we ought to have some tea and some of the snacks," she said. "Toffee, you heard him on the phone, he's not angry, he's just worried."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Do you want me to try to make the tea?"

"No, I don't think that would be a good idea if you're still having balance issues." But she still smiled at him, gentle and affectionate.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She moved around, heating the water up and sprinkling the tea leaf and dried fruit mixture into the infuser, and while she was working said, "What do you think you'll like to work on once you don't have the steeking class to do anymore?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I want to get back to the knitting I planned when I first joined the household, a vest for Jamie, then a lopapeysa for me, then a blouse for Ivannya, something else for me, then a sweater with lace panels in the arms for Hendrick." He was pouting a bit, but why had Hendrick thought he'd be able to complete so many big projects so fast when he had so much else he had to do?

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"That sounds like a great deal of work," Marnie said, passing him the plate of fruits, crackers, and cheeses, "Perhaps to your household, they are completely unfamiliar with how long construction of whole garments can take. Many times, when I used to quilt by hand, anyone not deeply familiar with the craft would be amazed that it could take months or years. I had one person who tried to commission a specially embroidered quilt for three months. My master absolutely refused, thankfully."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Yeah, and I was knitting a lot more at Danny's, because I had time for it, and I could switch between projects more there as well."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"You may find yourself working extraordinarily fast after you aren't so exhausted and overwhelmed all the time," she observed mildly. "Or you might work slowly. In any case, it will be more relaxing and rewarding." Toffee was one of hers who found direct and easy confidence reassuring rather than infuriating. "What do you think you'll switch to, then? I assume you'll be putting away the steeking projects until you're ready to re-try the class?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Yes. I started a vest for Jamie when I joined the household, but I barely got an inch into it before the steeking projects pushed it out of the way."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"It will feel good to work on it, just as much as you like," she said softly. "What else should I tell them to back down on a little? Have they been bothering you about sex, or perhaps pushing your fears too much?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"No, they've been good about sex and waiting for me, and they're careful about the things that scare me. It's just...the exhaustion issue."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She nodded thoughtfully. "I am glad," and Toffee trembled a little, even as he visibly fought to stay calm. "Okay, now I want you to try the cookie tray," she coaxed gently, holding it for him to sample. "These were all made by pets situated at the Academy, trying out recipes and improving on existing ones. There are five flavors."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

And each flavour looked different. He took one of each, nibbling at the first - earl grey tea and lavender.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Marnie smiled at his willingness to try new things. She knew Toffee could become quite withdrawn and afraid when he was stressed out; he had confided to her that he'd stopped trying to do new things a few weeks ago, and was afraid of even mundane changes in his routines, like new foods or the prospect of a new pair of socks arriving. She also worried about his propensity to deny his trauma until he was too deep into a flashback to deny it any longer; it would only hurt him deeply the longer it went on.

But he ate the cookies slowly, nibbling and biting at them gently flavor by flavor until going back and finishing them off.

"Which do you like the most?" she asked, keeping her tone light and conversational. They'd gotten over the first hurdle.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"These, the ones with ginger and cardamon in them. I like the mild spiciness to them."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She blinked a little, and then felt a warm pleasure. "Oh? I baked those ones myself, to encourage the newer Academy pets," she said. "I'm glad you like them; I used toasted cardamom and ground it myself." It was a rare thing that she got to cook, but it had been rather fun.

"Now, would you like to do your calming meditation now?" she asked softly.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I need it, and then do you need me to wear the headphones while you clear your afternoon?"

"Yes, please if you wouldn't mind."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She nodded, thinking of the calls she'd need to make. "Now, get yourself comfortable, and settle in whatever position feels safe to you," she said warmly. "I want you to imagine a cabin on a boat on the ocean, the gentle rocking of the waves moving as you lie warm and safe in the bed, secure and comfortable. You're in clean pajamas, and the sounds of the ocean calm you.." she coaxed him, and he seemed to mostly relax, but then he went very quiet and wary, like a rabbit about to run, and his face turned confused and terrified.