Anklets

20.2. - A reminder of captivity during sojourn 

A Keeper may require that his cockslave wear a collar or, more appropriately, an ankle band or nose ring, or some other item of clothing or jewelry, whenever she is in sojourn to remind her of her captivity and her continuing obligations as an odalisque.

Code d' Odalisque provides for a Slavekeeper to adorn his slave with some memento of her captivity to be worn whenever she is on sojourn. Sojourn means those times when she is allowed to go out from her state of occlusion and travel in the world as if she was a freewoman. During such times, of course, she dresses like a freewoman, and it is important that the world at large does not know that she is, in fact, a slave. Odalisque slavery, in general is a clandestine business. It happens behind closed doors. It is a discreet, hidden lifetstyle. When on sojourn, slaves are strictly forbidden from drawing any attention to their slavery. They must conduct themselves in an inconspicuous manner and strive to be regarded as altogether normal by the people she meets. At the same time, though, she should not forget her status. She is not a freewoman. She may move around like a freewoman during sojourn but she remains a slave. Her Keeper can require her to wear some memento to constantly remind her of this. It is something she wears only when on sojourn, and at no other time.

The Code suggests various things that could serve as a memento - a collar, clothing, jewelry - but the traditional device and the one used by most contemporary players is the anklet. The Slavekeeper provides his slave with any suitable anklet and instructs her to wear it whenever she ventures from captivity into sojourn. When she returns from sojourn back into the state of occlusion she is to remove it. If she neglects to wear it or to take it off again, she faces chastisement. It serves as a subtle and inconspicuous reminder to her whenever she is on sojourn. No one will find it odd and it will attract no attention. In this respect it is preferable to a collar or a nose ring or some other more visible device. 

In a contemporary context, there are many odalisques who effectively live two lives. They serve a Master but, out of necessity, they also work several days a week, or study, and so they spend a lot of time in sojourn. This is not desireable at all, but it is a situation many Keepers and slaves find themselves in. In such cases, the odalisque must wear her memento - the anklet - as a constant reminder of her captive status whenever she leaves occlusion. There is of course the danger that a slave who spends too much time in sojourn will acquire the ways and habits and mentality of a freewoman - contrary to and undermining the whole training of a slave. A memento is one method to help protect against this. If an odalisque must spend a lot of time in sojourn , her Keeper should adopt strategies to reinforce her slave identity. The anklet is a subtle device, but it is effective if used consistently. 

An anklet, of course, is a symbolic manacle.