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)]

"His strength has been improving, but his balance hasn't. I presume because he's just too tired." She paused, considering - Toffee was going to need the protocols class at some point. "When you withdraw Toffee you'll get a full refund from the literature class, a tuition refund from the steeking class, and with the protocol class you can choose to receive a partial refund, or credit for Toffee to take the full class again when he's less overwhelmed."

Re: Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I think credit--the protocol class is important and standard," Barba said, giving Hendrick a very cool look when he opened his mouth to speak. "Be quiet. Your recommendations are what's begun this mess."

Hendrick was instantly silent, folding in on himself. He put this hands in his lap and stared at them.

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Toffee has suggested that for future recreational classes Hendrick prepare a choice and sit with him to make the final decision." Strictly speaking she shouldn't interfere in the relationship between Hendrick and their master, but on the other hand the tension would upset Toffee. "I take it that all of your other pets were able to hit the ground running so to speak when they joined your household?"

Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Jamie came into something of a sticky situation, but essentially," he said. He ran a hand across Toffee's back to soothe him. "They all found it easier to adjust and be normal by going directly into their work and fulfilling their new roles." He took a deep breath. "How bad is the situation right now? Can he still continue with physiotherapy? Does he need to be seen by a doctor? I know his pain levels have been unusually high, have they been appropriately treated?"

Instructor Marnie: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"He should certainly continue with physiotherapy, and I think they are best placed to evaluate whether he needs to see a doctor. The situation isn't irretrievable, but right now I would advise setting up a calendar with time blocked out for bonding with each member of the household and group bonding, as well as free time. Later you can re-evaluate, but I think Toffee needs the schedule at the moment."

Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"How long has this all been an issue? Since the first week?" Barba asked, a chill building in him. None of his other pets could feign normalcy so easily and smoothly.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Only got really bad when my steeking class started."

"Unfortunately Toffee has expressed a reluctance to do literature analysis in a classroom environment until it's been made fun for him among the household."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"So that will need to be scheduled as well," Barba said briskly. "What else should we be doing, as countermeasures? Obviously, with the medical withdrawal any assignments for the classes that were stressful or simply too much are now off-limits for the time being. And he is absolutely not to go to any pet-park at most twice a week, and more often only once a week." His tone was icy. "And he is not to hide this from us again if thins start getting worse."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I won't, promise." He whispered it. "I'm sorry."

"Toffee suggested you could try literature discussions of books that you read to your household. And...right now I'm afraid you'll need to stop the handfeeding game for a few weeks.

"Countermeasures...do you have a household calendar app of some sort? I'd advise updating that with any activities you have with Toffee as they're completed, so that you'll be able to check if he's been very busy."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Barba stroked a hand over his hair and gently kissed Toffee's forehead. He was still angry and concerned, but wanted to reassure him that he'd be safe and still loved, still valued.

"I think that could absolutely be possible," he said, moderating his tone. "Toffee has sometimes enjoyed listening to me read books to him, I'd be happy to do it more often as well."

As for handfeeding, he could see Ivannya and Jamie's visible guilt and sadness, but he pushed through. "Handfeeding isn't necessary for us. That can be taken off the list of allowable activities," he said firmly. And at the last, Jamie was wincing.

"It's usually been Jamie's job to coordinate things like this, but clearly that's not going to work, so I think using shared calendar apps and a paper calendar will be useful, you're right," he said coolly. "This whole state of affairs should never have happened."

But he needed to talk with Toffee and the others about how it had completely snuck up on him, and why it was unacceptable. "Toffee, darling," he said softer. "Can you tell me why you didn't tell us things were getting bad? We need to know, my sweetheart."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I...you all seemed to think I could cope. And if it had just been the pet protocol class as well as coming to Instructor Marnie I think I could have. I thought...a lot of the time when Matt thought I could do something and I thought I couldn't he was right." Toffee smiled as he remembered. "Not with the pet self-defense course the first time I had to try it, but..."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Persistence and strength excellent qualities," Barba said after a few minutes of contemplation. "But we don't want you to run yourself into the ground. And we certainly don't want you to harm your health and barely sleep and cry alone in the middle of the night." The image was heartbreaking.

Ivannya looked close to tears. "You shouldn't--spending time with us isn't something you have to *endure*," she said, lip wobbling.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Most of the time it was good at the time, I promise." He hugged her, rubbing cheeks with her to assure her that he wasn't angry.

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"But we hurt you," Jamie said, deeply distressed. "And clearly we couldn't even tell that was happening." Hendrick was nodding in agreement, upset by the look on his face, but he was obediently still being quiet.

Ivannya was clearly struggling to hold herself together. "Toffee, we were supposed to be safe for you," she half-wailed.

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"Uh...Instructor Marnie?" He turned to her, hoping she could help.

"It's not anyone's fault that Toffee has experience of hiding his pain and exhaustion so completely. I should have spoken up and warned you against enrolling him in so many classes at that first session."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"That's hardly your responsibility," Barba murmured. His mind was spinning with fear, and a fear in particular that he instantly disliked: the knowledge that he couldn't possibly take proper care of Toffee if he didn't know how to see how he was actually doing below his facade. "But Toffee, I'm not--" he took a deep breath. "I am actually quite angry. But I'm not going to be punishing anybody, least of all you. But darling, what exactly was your plan? To just suffer indefinitely, telling none of the people who want to help care for you? What did you think would happen after you had a full nervous breakdown? What if you stopped being able to walk entirely, or if you'd had full flashbacks, or--" he choked on his concerns, took a breath. "Sweetheart, did you think you would just--get worse and worse and we wouldn't ever notice or care?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I...don't know if I was thinking. Before I started the steeking class I thought I could get ahead and catch up and get used to it, but..."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

Barba listened, but it was clear Toffee was telling the truth, and he held him close and warm. "My sweetheart," he said softly. "If you're struggling with something, we want to know. We want to help you, and for you to be happy, not miserable and alone. I've never wanted that. If someone else tried to do that to you on purpose, I would destroy them."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I'm...not letting you down if I can't keep up?" He asked hopefully, tipping his head back.

Barba, Ivannya, Jamie, Hendrick: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"No!" Ivannya said, eyes wide and sad.

"No, absolutely not," Jamie shook his head.

"No," Hendrick said very quietly, breaking the order. But Barba hardly cared.

"No, never," Barba said very firmly, gazing deep into his eyes, trying to imprint his feelings inside of Toffee. "I knew when I bought you that you wouldn't be able to keep up with a typical pet. I didn't care. It's not important to me that you do 'normal' things or work at a normal pace. I would be happy with a second housepet who mostly just healed and spent time with us for years before you did larger contributions."

"I can take care of the housework, and Master and Hendrick can take care of the money and work," Jamie said quietly. "I don't need you to do everything. And I know it's more normal, because Ivannya is a status symbol, but Toffee, she doesn't do everything either."

"When I wasn't okay after I almost died, they took care of me," Ivannya said quiet. "I don't--we didn't know what was going to happen after that, or if I'd be okay again. Or when Jamie got hurt, god, there was a question if he would even be able to walk again, much less run the whole house. But we'd never--he'd never get rid of us, or stop loving us," she said, almost in tears. "Toffee, we wanted you for you."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I didn't mean to sound like I doubted that it's just..." He trailed off, not sure how to explain and looking to Instructor Marnie for help.

"That issues of self-worth are another scar that his experiences have left on him. Toffee, it might be helpful to use a notebook to write down negative thoughts and then take the time to think of any evidence that supports and discredits those thoughts. And if you have trouble then you can bring the diary to me and I can show you thought patterns and phrases to counter them."

Re: Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"We want you," Ivannya insisted. "We want you--even if you don't value yourself, you matter to us."

"If this is about your sale price, or your evaluation, I don't care about those things to you-- I already have prestige, it doesn't matter to me how much you're valued at," Barba said. "Jamie didn't cost much either, it's irrelevant to me."

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I...it's hard to believe, and even though I do believe you it's not always something I can remember."

Barba: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"You can work on that here, with Marnie," he said softly, petting Toffee's hair. Then he frowned a little as a thought occurred to him-- "Darling, where's your bracelet? Have you worn it at all since the first day?"

Toffee: Overload and Burnout

[(Anonymous)]

"I haven't really felt right wearing something so expensive for everyday." He explained, ducking his head as Instructor Marnie shifted to draw attention. "I did wear it for my meals with you though."

"It might be worth your putting it on Toffee in the morning DA Barba." Instructor Marnie added.