I am going to see what thoughts I have about chapter 6 as I read it, since I suspect I will have quite a few thoughts!
Oh my... you know, I *almost* want to feel sympathy and understanding for our slave Honey here... her step mother finding the most undignified possible response to you walking around so massively sexually excited... as if being seen naked, and clearly this sexually worked up by these people wasn't bad enough! I find myself torn between a couple of different reactions. Part of me is nodding sagely, and congratulating her step mother on handling this so very well. After all, as a just enslaved slave, a previously free and privileged woman "of means", her new owners need to get to work immediately breaking her of her old habits and beliefs, and getting her used to and adjusted to her new "permanent" lot in life, and new status as the lowest of the low... and look at how ready and willing not only her class mates, but also the school principle and his wife are to help with this re-training! Yet again we are reminded of the frankly massive and wide ranging level of community support for this project, and the very ready acceptance of historically accurate slavery in modern day society. It does raise some interesting points about how much of this acceptance is based on a romantic idea of slavery, and how much is encouraged by "Honey" walking around, looking to be on the cusp of an orgasm on a regular basis... would there be more sympathy and consideration if she came across as clearly suffering, with no positive aspects to the experience?
The other major reaction is to simply delight in how well her step mother is using this opportunity to punish this "interloper" in her family. We have seen plenty of evidence of a cruel streak a mile wide in both her step mother and step sister, so this is hardly a surprise. What is more interesting is how ready and eager so many others are to pile on the cruelty as well!
Now this is fascinating, yes, the money is a massive motivating factor, but its not that that I am focusing on... thinking back to just after the role of Honey was selected, the teacher was full of wicked delight, and made it quite clear that there was no need to honey coat the new reality and role that was being taken on... that very strongly suggested, if not outright stated, that Honey has no option to simply quit and walk away from this contract. We have already seen that the local law is fully onboard with her treatment, and the contract did seem to require rather extensive signing and witnessing... we haven't been told clearly what, if any, end point conditions exist here, but it seem very clear that simply quitting and walking away really isn't one of them!!! Apparently it really is important to read things before you sign them... Also, in other news, water is wet
The table setting, I am continuing to enjoy the clear and major efforts at making the entire environment as historically accurate as possible, and look forward to seeing more of this, and how it interacts with going to school, and the wider community. Again, just marvelling at the massive amount of work required in this project, and that's before considering all of the research and time to plan this out!
Everyone talking about something they don't want you to know... we have been told more than once that "surprises" are coming your way, nasty surprises, and its important you don't know in advance about them, since they want your reactions to be genuine, so yep, good guess that this isn't a good sign!
Punishment for getting it wrong first, explanations later, maybe. You know, its almost as if this entire thing is designed to be as unfair as possible to the slaves...
Well, that's not ominous at all... one more mistake and she will be punished. It begs the question was the earlier spanking considered punishment, or simply a bit of fun for the guests?
I wonder, I find myself assuming the guests were specifically selected, or at least encouraged, to work to humiliate Honey as much as possible. They lack the experience her step mother and step sister are showing, but are trying hard all the same.
And the chamber pot appears... interesting to note that Ellen was taught what was required of her, while again 'Honey' was kept in the dark as much as possible. Not that it was that hard, without her really showing all that much interest in the project, until she was offered a pile of money to take part.
Well, learn something new every day. Never heard of a sanitary rope before, but it does make sense.
*snort* I don't think there is any need to know better, I am quite sure she pissed on your bed deliberately. Just wondering if that will be your fault, for not getting the chamber pot in place, or will simply be ignored as one of the random humiliations that are visited on slaves, because they can be.
Well, your abject humiliation and punishment may not be doing much for you right now, but no reason others cannot enjoy your suffering and new role as a slave!
Lick her clean... I will admit I didn't see that coming, but I think it answers an earlier question, the guests were specifically selected for their eagerness to really humiliate, punish and miss-treat 'Honey', who still seems to be in complete denial about what her time as a fancy slave is going to mean!
Positive self image from her having an orgasm on your face... not for the first time I am busy thinking "major submissive and probably masochistic nature at work here".
What are people going to say on your return to the dining room? Probably punish you for taking to long, or looking like a mess, if you want the first guess that comes to mind *smirk*
The teaser at the end is reassuring, since it shows the plot outline is still on track, thankfully.
This is another wonderfully told part of this story, full of vivid imagery, strong emotions, and delightful and interesting historical details. It does a very good job of showing this both as a legitimate study, and also as a clear exercise in the abuse of power, and almost "ritualised" abuse and humiliation of slaves. Then again, if my vague historical knowledge is accurate the slaves outnumbered the slave owners often, so the slaves very much need to be kept beaten down, abused, humiliated, and generally "in their place" as the lowest of the low. Anything else is just courting disaster, but also fits with the general social constructs at work around slavery.
I am really looking forward to what happens when her father returns and is present in the house as she keeps on being used as a slave. Is he going to simply accept all of this? Turn a blind eye? Embrace it since it is all for his new family, and Honey is clearly enjoying herself? But so many more moments to look forward to before we get there. Plus, a random thought, remembering the three types of slave she was going to be trained as, will she be moved out of the house, and thus out of sight, just before her father returns, minimising the risks that he will somehow interfere with all that is happening, and the extreme, deliberate and harsh treatment of his daughter the slave?