Okay, so this is my first post in like 5 days. I almost forgot how to write words. It’s a Bucket chapter, in which Loki is very well behaved and helpful.
Something was missing when Loki woke up. Something she’d been carrying for weeks. At first, she didn’t know what it was. For a while, she thought it might just be her ability to sit she was missing, as sitting was definitely out of the question. Her bottom was beyond sore, it ached with every breath she took.
The memory of being dragged over Callie’s lap and ruthlessly spanked until she could do nothing but cry quickly hit her through her sleep haze, followed by the stark contrast of the older woman’s comforting embrace and tragic story of how she came to be in the Bucket. Pain, pity and sadness rocketed through Loki before resolving themselves into a strange absence of feeling, a feeling Loki would later come to call ‘the numbness of the well behaved’.
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SPOILER: Don’t click unless you’ve already read the story and you don’t know what a jug is.
Sadly, I knew exactly what was going to happen as soon as I saw the picture of the cord and the note that it would be relevant. And I still winced when it happened. Ouch! Deserved, but ouch anyway!
Lovely update. I know that feeling of being really well behaved because your bottom hurts too much to be otherwise. On the one hand, it kind of sucks, but on the other hand, it does feel good for a little while. I really do like someone whose idea of being well-behaved involves explosives. As someone who gets in trouble mainly for verbal issues (backtalk and the like) rather than activities, it’s refreshing to see someone who can combine both of them into something that’s enjoyable for the rest of us, even if I do wince each time it happens.
Thanks for the update!
~cras
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:22 am
I would have left the jug cord pic out, but someone demanded to know what it was, so I thought I would be a kindly antipodean and help out those not fortunate enough to know what a jug is
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Someone demanded??? If “Uh…what’s a jug cord?” can be called demanding, then I guess so. *palm itching* You’re lucky you’re under the weather, young lady!
(That’s what we’d call an extension cord, I surmise.)
That was a great chapter, sweet and scary at the same time. A bomb, huh? Loki’s going to make Callie old before her time! There was a nice interval while she was behaving, though. I guess we knew it couldn’t last.
(I learned a new word! Antipodean, defined as “Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another.” Contrary…describes you perfectly!
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:05 am
No, an extension cord extends the length of an existing cord. This cord plugs into an electric jug, or kettle, as you might call it. An extension cord would be rather lengthy and probably unwieldy in the spanking of brats.
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Cutey Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
Electric jug? kettle?
lol you mean the outlet.
Loki’s note:Yes, I edited this comment. We have keyboards for a reason. I don’t allow txt speak on my blog. And no, I don’t mean the outlet.
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Cutey Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:10 am
*gulps* yes Ma’am
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
Good girl, I will make a note of this for future use.
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:51 pm
You are quite easily scared aren’t you cutey!
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:16 pm
She’s right to be scared on that score. Grammar nazi doesn’t begin to describe what I transform into when I see txt speak on the Internet.
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Eek OK. I will remember that.
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Cutey Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:22 pm
I like to talk crap then run away.
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That must of hurt. …. a lot.
p.s. That is the first time i’ve heard a extension cord referred to as a jug cord. I wonder if Loki made it up?
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I loved that chapter!! I know that feeling of wanting to be good and being totally submissive and polite after being punished – not for a while – but I remember it being pretty nice and warm and safe
I really like the affection that is showing through now. The spankings seem harder and yet because they are coming from a caring place much less harsh too… know what I mean?
And bomb making as good behaviour? That does actually remind me of Cras a little
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:17 am
Thanks for the feedback HAL, I’m glad you’re enjoying the story
Bomb making is usually considered good behavior as long as you’re not wearing funny clothing. If you’re wearing funny clothing, people get much more upset about it.
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:55 am
what? Like a clown suit?
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redbottomedgirl Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:02 am
*ROFLMAO* Clown suit!! I love you, HAL! Bwahahahahahahaha!
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Why thank you RBG. My clown suit is rather fectching me thinks
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cras Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Reminds you of me? What? I have NEVER been involved in anything to do with incendiary…*trails off and thinks* Okay, just once. *thinks some more* Twice. But only twice. And I think the important thing to remember is that I didn’t make any of those devices myself. They came prepackaged.
And there was a whole group of people involved. If a whole group of people does something together that means the blame gets shared around and therefore no one person has done enough of anything to get in trouble for. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Yeah my palms are still itching kid. How come I am a Bottom through and through and everytime you are around me I just want to spank your behind? You delurked and that is good. Now behave yourself missy …. I’m watchin
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cras Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Lotion is good for itchy palms. Just sayin’.
And I have no clue what it is that causes that sort of reaction in you. Must be my ineffable charm, I suppose.
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:02 pm
ahhhh, yes, the prepackaged boom
Did you ever take fire crackers, tape them together with electrical tape, hammer them down (carefully, of course), tape them some more, then light them up, run like hell and wait the big frikkin’ BOOM!
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cras Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Mackenzie,
I can’t say that I ever have, but….that sounds like a fantastic idea! I can’t wait to try it!
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
How any of you still have hands to type with is beyond me.
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Umm, I really wouldn’t suggest trying it. It’s EXTREMELY dangerous.
However, as a teenager, I was immortal and therefore unconcerned with such things as severe dismemberment or death … although i did technically die once, briefly … really stupid stunt … probably wouldn’t do it again. Anyway, as I was saying, I was immortal and it wasn’t until I reached somewhere around 21 that my immortality was violently ripped from my clutches by adulthood. Bastard. >:(
So again, DO NOT try that at home. It could blow up in your face or result in the loss of limbs
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cras Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:34 pm
As I am rather fond of my limbs and somewhat aware of my mortality, I suppose I’ll refrain from trying it. I’ll continue to imagine the potential positive effects of it (noise, explosions, etc.) in my mind though.
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 12:26 am
Good girl.
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Okay, so I got it, it’s a cord. NOT an extension cord and a jug isn’t an outlet. Also, y’all have weird mutant-looking three pronged cords. Apparently y’all use electric jugs/kettles whatever for the secret Kiwi things you do. *nods* That must be it. Cuz I have never seen a jug or kettle with a cord like that in my life. I swear, I learn more from this blog than from anything else.
Oh Loki…Ammonia IS one alternative, but there are more. Dry ice could be used instead. Or when you’re in a pinch, a pipe full of match heads makes a pretty good incendiary device.
As soon as she said she was studying chemistry, I knew there were going to be explosions involved..call me crazy. *shakes head* That’s dangerous. You know, if the ovens run on gas, that’s a viable alternative too, and likely to cause a much bigger boom…just saying.
This installment was very creative and piqued my interest immediately. *blinks innocently* Just cuz everyone has hobbies. Anyway, who’d ever believe that Loki is actually going to be GOOD?? *dies laughing*
Ha, my Captcha code is TTLD That Thing Loki Does
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:49 am
Actually, that is an Australian jug cord. But that’s largely irrelevant because ours are the same anyway. Do Americans truly not boil water? Because that’s what they’re for you know, boiling water much more quickly than you can do it in a pan. Handy for cups of tea and coffee and repelling brigands.
I was restricted by what one might reasonably come up with in prison. As ammonia is a common cleaning agent, one could expect Loki to find some there. Dry ice is a little more of a stretch.
How lovely that I inadvertently touched on one of your hobbies, RBG.
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redbottomedgirl Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:00 am
*grin* We boil water by putting a pan of it on the stove and waiting. Or at least I do. I haven’t any idea what “normal” Americans do. Or I put the kettle on, but it doesn’t plug in. Or if I wanna do it a cup at a time, I do it in the microwave. For coffee we have…*drumroll please* coffee makers, with the filters, the scoops of coffee, the place for the cold water to go. Or better yet, drive through Starbucks.
Maybe people who are really, really into tea have these jugs you speak of, but I’ve never heard of them. This means very little as I am not terribly domestic, but I will enjoy making fun of them anyway. Speaking of coffee…I need to find some if I’m not going to go back to bed.
That cord looks like the result of a computer cord having a baby with a popcorn popper cord.
It’s cute.
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:04 am
That’s so weird. Over here everybody has an electric jug. Seriously. Everyone. It’s a basic household item. If people saw you boiling water on the stove, they would probably buy you a jug. It heats water for every purpose, hot drinks, instant noodles, birthing babies. Everything.
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redbottomedgirl Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:08 am
Ooooh instant noodles *drool* That’s it, I’m buying a jug. Actually, I think it would be an excellent gift for my tea obsessed parents. I must remember that..
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Alyx Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
RBG pretty much summed it up: People who are really into tea (i.e., the English and Aussies and Kiwis) have those. My ex had one, but since they don’t call it a “jug,” I didn’t recognize what you were talking about.
Us Yanks are much more into coffee and we use coffeemakers. When we do make tea (or instant noodles), we boil water in a pot or microwave or have one of those “instant hot water” spouts that Europeans seem to use more for bathing (i.e., instead of hot water heaters).
I agree such a thing would be handy, though. And I’m sure they exist in some homes. They just never caught on like they did in England, though. Possibly just us being contrary. *snort*
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HAL Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:47 pm
We call them electric kettles and how you can survive without one is a mystery to me. It is used for all kinds and boils water in seconds.
When I was at uni in the states I bought the nearest equivalnet which my roomie called a hot pot. It plugged in and bolied water but because it had a flat element inside you could always heat noodles or whatever ini too. Which roomie did- often – without cleaning it. So when this Brit NEEDED tea there was always some disgusting mess in my kettle!
This whole thread is bringing back such horror for me………:)
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:20 pm
It’s the sacrifice of time that surprises me. I mean, boiling water on the stove is unwieldy, time consuming and can even be dangerous.
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As I had just sat down with my freshly brewed cup of tea, the water for which was heated in an electric kettle – yes, one of those newfangled dohickey’s that plugs into the wall and miraculously boils water- I knew exactly what a jug cord was. I also know that those things bloody hurt! *shudders*
This was a fabulous chapter, Loki. I’m glad the sickness hasn’t left any lasting ill-effects on your writing skills … in fact I think the rest may have done you some good
“…the numbness of the well behaved.” hehehe, Is this something one actually experiences?
“And no sassy comeback. Are you sure you are okay?” I love that this is cause for great concern. Respectfully, this could probably be used to diagnose serious illness in yourself, Loki
“It put it on the gray line between an outright lie and a lie by omission.” I was not aware that such a place existed. :O
A gray line? Really? Hmmm, as I am incapable of lying, this could be useful, very useful. Thank you, Loki
Another wonderful chapter.
(‘Tag’ you’re it Cuddly wuggly teddy bear)
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Loki Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Thanks Mackenzie, I am glad you enjoyed it. The numbness of the well behaved is a very real phenomenon, and in some, it lasts a life-time *shudder*
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Really? Have you experienced this? Although you’re rather cheeky, you seem quite well behaved.
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Loki Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:53 am
Exactly. I am the horrid specter of the numbness of the well behaved. Look on me and be afraid.
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 am
Oooooh look at the fuzzy gossimer glow about your bottom. It was be an omen!
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Alyx Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:22 pm
*LOL* I think she should show us that fuzzy gossamer glow! All who would like to see Loki’s bottom glowing, raise your hand?
(This is not bratting, mind. This is called “taking a poll.”)
(Mackenzie, however, WAS bratting.)
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Mackenzie Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 12:32 am
What?! I was not bratting! I was being serious.
I figure if someone managed to spank her into a permanent state of ‘the numbness of the well behaved’ she would be all glowy, like an apparition … the ghosty bottom of spanky future.
You’re trouble missy, trying to get Loki after me >:(
One of these days *growl*
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I still cannot believe I’ve lived my entire life without knowing these little jugs existed. What else is the world keeping a secret from the States?
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Loki Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:16 am
Okay, I am about to blow your mind. In the rest of the world) or at least in New Zealand,) checks are an outmoded and outdated form of payment. If you try to use a check here now, people look at you in much the same way they would if you tried to use beads and stone chips. It is all entirely electronic transactions now.
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Alyx Reply:
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 am
I can add to that, RBG. We’re probably the only ones still signing receipts for credit card transactions. Everyone else seems to be “chip and pin” (meaning punch in a PIN code when they use their card…anywhere), even though we are the ones who INVENTED the chip and pin. (I haven’t looked it up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we invented the electric kettle too. *bg*)
We simply don’t make tea for every little thing like the Brits do. Though when it comes to cream teas….*sigh*…I wish we did!
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