Who we are
#Enchanted_Palms is our IRC home on the bondage.com server. #EP was founded by Me, and is run by Me with the help of My fabulous slaves storm{L} and iris{L}.
What we're about
We are, in the end, a family . . . With all the great (and sometimes dysfunctional) aspects that that implies. Me, My girls, the Ops, and regulars comprise a small but warm and friendly community that values friends and lovers, welcomes newcomers and gives of its time and energy.
What we do
We’re about a lot of different things in #EP. Sometimes the room is filled with good discussion, sometimes with goofy fun, sometimes with some of the best scenes you will see on the server. #EP doesn’t have just one orientation . . . like a real gathering place, it moves to the mood and the mix of the moment.
Setting, Theme, and Expectations
#EP is a tropical paradise, set on a warm island, surrounded by the vast ocean and caressed with gentle warm breezes. It’s a full-service luxury resort, not a primitive outpost (think La Costa, not Survivor).
Channel girls wear {EP} collars . . . they are here to serve the needs of Dominant Guests, from a piņa colada up to and including anything within their hard limits. They are here to serve . . . Dominants who know what They want and how They want it will find the channel sluts a thrilling delight. See the Rules and “Info for Dominants” for more detailed information.
For submissives, #EP is a safe, fun place, within the bounds of respect. While all submissives are given a + upon entry, which means that they are “available” for use, collars and limits are always respected. Restricted owned submissives should PM an Op to have their + permanently removed. See “Info for submissives" for more. Be advised that brats get the quick boot.
Both sexes and all flavors are welcome in our Home. The Rules are simple and straightforward. Outright disrespect, inelegant trolling, troublemaking, chronic driving-by, and egregious cluelessness will get you kicked/banned. But we are a generally tolerant and very helpful lot, considerate of those new to the lifestyle, and willing to help. This family is always looking to grow.
Scening
#EP is not strictly a scening room . . . discussions, idle chit-chat, and general fun happen a lot, too. But scening is an important part of what happens in #EP.
This is a D/s place, so there isn’t much vanilla sex going on here. That said, all scenes are to be conducted in the room and are within not only server limits but also mindful of the limits of the particular submissive(s) in the scene.
Any submissive with a + next to his or her name is available for use (if not already in use, of course).
The channel sluts have {EP} collars. Their primary function is to serve and please Dominant Guests. You may PM them to inquire about limits and the like. But please do not try to get them to play in PM . . . they serve in channel only. Our channel girls give their all . . . they deserve Your best.
What we like to see in a scene is some emotion, some creativity, and above all for the Dominant to get what S/He wants from the scene, to see the submissive providing that, and hopefully be able to feel some of the gratification that’s reflected there, on both sides. In general you will find the quality of scening in #EP some of the best around.
In general, we expect there to be a minimum of chatter while a scene(s) is going on. Obviously there will be a some amount of coming and going, of hellos and goodbyes and welcome backs, And it often adds to a scene when observers note their attention/reactions as they’re watching. It’s the ongoing side conversations that create the big distraction – take those to PM while a scene is going on.
Serving
The simple act of serving Another (a drink, let’s say) . . . can seem trivial, especially on-line. But to Me, it’s important. Done well, it expresses many subtle messages between the server and the Served, and has meaning not only between the two, but internally, for each.
Serves in #EP ideally strike a balance between the long detailed Gorean version and the 5-second “slam bang, drink up” variety. Submissives not otherwise engaged are expected to offer non-sexual service to Dominant Guests if They have not been attended to.
Stop by if you’re interested in hearing the whole “Theory of Serving” according to Lenora . . . but be warned, it might take a while.
Switching
We understand that many people are not all one thing in this life. Some guests may at times appear in Dominant or submissive guise at different times. We respect this . . . we simply ask:
1. No switching in channel. If you are compelled to be on the other side, please leave the room and rejoin it with your new nickname (see 3, below for a partial exception to this).
2. You are to act in a manner consistent with the role you’ve adopted. You will be treated as such, and are expected to perform commensurate with the R/role you have taken.
3. There are times when a Dominant wishes to be . . . “made” to submit. Sometimes those desires are accommodated, depending upon the mood and mix and other factors. Any Dominant wishing to possibly explore this may PM an OP and ask to given a +. (In these cases one might end up being ordered to switch to a lower-case nick, mid-scene . . . this is the lone exception to 1, above.)
Other stuff
#EP is, in the end, a reflection of all that its participants are. Both in D/s terms, and as complete people. To Me, the #EP family is as “real” as any other; that it exists in a virtual medium is immaterial.
So when you wander in . . . there might a scene going on, we might be talking about sports or TV shows, we might be discussing some aspect of BDSM, we might be clowning around, having a virtual food-fest, etc. It’s just like that -- #EP is who we are, whenever we’re there.
And that’s pretty amazing and wonderful. Join us.