What back story do I use to explain to my friends and family that I will disappear for six years while, in fact, I am living as an odalisque under a Slavekeeper? How does an odalisque cover for her “occlusion”?
An odalisque is supposed to have no past. The Code states:
10.4. - An odalisque has no past
An odalisque is not permitted to have a past or an identity other than as slave to her Keeper and Master.
But in fact, of course, everybody has a past, everybody has connections of friends and family. If a woman just goes missing – because she is being held as a (consensual) captive sex slave – then somebody will notice and be concerned. So what story does a woman use to cover for her going missing? An odalisque lives in occlusion, separate from the world, in a hidden life of sexual service.
The answer to this question is that everyone must approach this problem according to their circumstances. Ideally, an odalisque will have few family or social obligations and so she need only contact family or friends occasionally. And ideally, these connections will not interfere with her life as an odalisque. In particular, a Slavekeeper should not have to be bothered with his slave’s external connections. This is what it means when the Code says an odalisque “has no past”. For example, a Slavekeeper should not have to deal with a slave’s mother or father or brothers or sisters. It is important that her ties with family are clear-cut and not problematical. There are two main objectives:
1. Arrangements should be made so that family and friends are not concerned about the woman (odalisque) and so do not interfere, They need peace of mind.
2. Arrangements should be made so that a Slavekeeper is not bothered with connections and problems from the slave’s past. Her family should not be his problem.
Note that an odalisque is not a wife! A man is obliged to deal with his wife’s family. But he has no such obligation to an odalisque. That is one of the differences between a wife and an odalisque – the acquisition of an odalisque does not entail in-laws! The odalisque must make whatever arrangements are necessary to keep her family happy and to keep her family affairs away from her Master.
Often the type of woman who becomes an odalisque will be estranged from her family anyway – her family don’t understand her. And sometimes it may be possible to be up-front and the odalisque’s parents approve. Sometimes she may have to fabricate a tale that she’s working for UNICEF in outer Mongolia. Whatever it takes.
The best arrangements are where the odalisque lives inter-state (or some distance) from all members of her family. She can contact them by email from time to time. She tells them she is studying, or working in a clothing store. She goes home (on sojourn) for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Family contacts are normal but infrequent.
In response to this question, think around their current social scene. There are probably people you know who are distant from and have little contact with their family. Ideally, that is the situation of a woman who wants to become an odalisque. Otherwise, she will need to work to distance herself from family networks before she embraces the odalisque’s life.
Where a wife is also an odalisque, in-laws cannot be avoided – but at least no back story is required.
In some cases it might be enough to introduce the Slavekeeper as the new “boyfriend”. Often a family will only want to meet him once. The chances are that the odalisque daughter is considered a bit “weird” or “hopeless” by her family and they are happy that this “boyfriend” is taking her on.
All circumstances are different. But – note well! - in all cases, situations of hostility between Master/slave and the slave’s family should be avoided!
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