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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Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I sent for something rich and filling, and they obliged with grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, and creamed tomato soup," she informed him, helping him sit up. Goodness, but he had the skill of looking utterly adorable and vulnerable after sleep down pat. "How do you feel now?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Better, like I could knit and chat. I did bring Jamie's vest to work on." He'd hoped she could solve his problems.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She smiled at the display of trust in her. "Good, so you can start working with what brings you more joy," she said, and before even five minutes went by there was a gentle knock on the door, and one of the pets who worked for the Academy announced they were there to bring the lunch for Instructor Marnie and her current pet client.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

And he put the vest aside, not wanting to risk getting anything on it, and moving to the low table Instructor Marnie had over to the side - he didn't feel steady enough to risk carrying anything that would be a problem to drop.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Marnie carried the two small trays herself, seeing by Toffee's careful movements that his balance was absolutely terrible today, and she simply didn't mind. The bowls of soup steamed, smelling of freshly roasted tomatoes, and the bread looked deliciously crunchy, baked with herbs. "Toffee, could you put a spoon on each of our trays, please, from the cup on the table," she told him politely, and then fetched them each a cup of ice water with a high, small top that made spilling difficult.

"Thank you, Evelyn," she told the small pet with a gentle smile. Evelyn was one of the pets who was being trained here, and was gaining experience before her first evaluation. "You were quite punctual."

"Thank you, Instructor," Evelyn said with a little head-bow. Marnie copied it precisely, with a smile, and sent her off on her way.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"It smells wonderful." He smiled at Instructor Marnie, waiting for her to take the first bite. "Uh...I think if I had to keep on with one class I could handle the pet protocol if it was the only other class I had."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Marnie bit off a good chunk of cheese and bread and was pleasantly surprised; the sandwich had ham, swiss, and a sharp mustard with what tasted like cranberries. When her mouth was empty again, she asked, "Oh? Do you feel like the instructor is good at working with you?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"There's homework, but it's not turning something I love into a chore the way the steeking class does right now, and class participation is more structured than with the literature class. And...it's something I need to learn, the steeking class was something I wanted to do in a year or so, and Hendrick just signed me up for the literature course."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I understand," she nodded. "Do you find it useful in your daily life? Is it ever triggering or upsetting?" she asked further as she dipped her sandwich into her soup, winking at Toffee.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

He giggled and imitated her, thinking about the question. "It's not useful in daily life, but...if I want Master Erik to take me anywhere with people whose opinion matters to him for work then I need it. But it's not triggering or upsetting. I'd rather be able to take some time and try again later, but I can handle it - maybe get my pet sibs to help with it when they want to spend time with me more often."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She hummed thoughtfully. "What sorts of things have you learned about so far--do you know what order you're being taught in?" It changed from time to time, and each instructor had their own ideas about what was most important to be taught, she knew.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Precedence displays in group interactions, when it's appropriate to restrict precedence customs within the household." But he didn't really have a framework to fit what he was learning into his life with DA Barba's household.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Oh? Do you find that your household does a lot of hierarchal sorting, or focuses on precedence often?" she asked, not seeing how useful that'd be for Toffee. They seemed very informal to her.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Not at home, but I need to know how to display precedence properly for if Master Erik takes me with him to anything he attends as DA. And you need to know the rules before you can know when to break them."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Of course," she nodded thoughtfully. "And do you find it easy to learn and obey the protocols the instructor's been setting out? Or are they a little hard to remember?" And something else occurred to her, sharply, "And how does your instructor react when you or other students fall short?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"They can be a little hard to remember week to week. And he gives a short refresher at the start of each class. When we fall short he either assigns extra homework, asks if we can stay back for a bit to refresh or goes over it in more detail for the whole class if enough of us have problems with the same thing."

: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"It's good that he doesn't punish pets in his classes," Marnie commented delicately, sipping the last of her delicious soup. It wasn't technically perfect by any means, but she hardly cared. "How does acting in the ways he's been teaching you make you feel?" She paused, and then said, softer, "Some pets find that ritual and tradition can form an armor against the hurts that still itch at them."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I...it feels safe sometimes, but...the household is informal enough internally that I don't get much practice. And that feels safe too, even though I don't think I could be as cheeky to Master Erik as Matt is to Danny Rand. I don't really want to get more practice with the protocols than what I need to avoid embarrassing my master though."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Marnie nodded thoughtfully, very pleased at his ability to express preferences and his already-growing loyalty to his household. It was always a good sign when a pet defended their pet-sibs--the ones who couldn't form attachments or felt constantly attacked had many more difficulties.

"Toffee, I want you to know I'm very proud of you," she said after she sat back a little to let Toffee finish eating. "It can be very difficult to say that something is going wrong, much less with someone who you haven't known very long. And the ability to withdraw from things, even when you wish you could do everything, is very important."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I should have asked you to help me withdraw the first time you offered, shouldn't I? I'd just thought I'd be able to handle it after we talked about organising my schedule." Except...he hadn't been able to bring himself to tell his pet-sibs he needed time to himself and to catch up with all of his homework.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"That may have prevented more stress and danger," Marnie said gracefully. "But all the same, persistence and determination are not wholly negative qualities. And you thought that you could adjust and keep going--of course you didn't want to completely overhaul your life until you realized you needed to."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Can't just give up straight away. When I was with Matt at first I had to try the pet self-defense classes and got moved to meditation until I was ready for that."

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I noticed Matt is very fierce when it comes to the protection and survival of the pets he helps," she said delicately. "Do you think that spirit has rubbed off on you a little?" she asked, making sure to moderate her tone and body language to convey that she thought it would be perfectly good if it had. Toffee had once said he felt he'd been a bad pet by banging on the car trunk to get help, which was deeply disturbing.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I don't know." He let his nose wrinkle as he thought about it. "Nice to think that I might be though."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

She redirected away from any negative thoughts. "Do you want to discuss what you're afraid or nervous of for the conversation this afternoon?" she asked him gently, knowing he might flinch away from any preparation.