Mike here, aka BondageNexus.
This is episode 4. Welcome back to the veterans!
Before we get into how to chip in for pizza, here is the usual stream of consciousness brain dump of my thoughts…
Yes, it’s an advanced rope group. We’re swinging from the highest hard point in the county. Those who partake (tops and bottoms) will want to be skilled beyond intermediate rope. You can die from circus rope. When in doubt, get someone to spot/belay or check your harness and uplines. Be prepared to keep your ego in check if a more senior top/bottom asks you whether you know what you’re doing. 🙂 Veterans feel free to ask fellow rope peeps if they know what they are doing.
Yes, we welcome newbies. We put no pressure on anyone new to get tied. At all. Voyeurism is participation. You get an extra Oreo if you recognize that movie reference.
After you sign the waiver, we’re (probably) not going to stand in your way no matter what you want to try but be mindful about suspending anyone new. Rope is for “every body” but circus rope not so much.
We’ll leave the door propped open from 8:20 until 9:00. After that, the door will be left locked. If you arrive late, keep texting your friends on the inside and we’ll check the door occasionally. Don’t expect us to get your texts promptly if you arrive after 9 because we’re tying and crafting a pizza order, but we will let you in eventually.
There will be no sign at the south door where we come in. This is a private event. We should have the church to ourselves.
Plenty of parking in the south lot across the street from the church.
You can invite whoever you know, like, and trust to this private event.
The sanctuary is a shoe-less space. Bring nothing but rope and circus stuff and closable water bottles into that space. (Keep the pizza in the other room.)
Nudity is welcome and never required.
Photography is welcome. As with all kink activities, get the consent of everyone in the frame of your pictures BEFORE taking those pictures. Be clear about whether (and how) the pictures can be posted.
Hydrate. It gets warm in there and we’re doing intense stuff.
We’ll order pizza! That, and some bottled water and Oreos will be set up in a neighboring room. Keep the food and drink out of the sanctuary. We’ll have extra paper towels because… you know who you are. We’ll arm wrestle over how many pies we want from Hounddog’s and then we’ll place an order. Someone will have to watch the church door to receive the pizza delivery.
If you’d like to chip in for pizza, either slip BondageNexus some cash or send him some Venmo at:
@Michael_Leahy_36
Bring yoga mats! The sanctuary floor used to be covered in a wrestling mat but that has been relocated.
Wanna help? Besides assisting with spotting and lifting and belaying the high point, the stage needs adjusted before and after the rope thing. Garbage needs collected and removed at the end of the night. It’s imperative that, if we want to continue gathering, the stage and wood floor are left clean.
Wanna contribute financially to the church? You can shoot the church some Venmo using the handle EcstaticDance Columbus and putting “Friday rope thing” in the Venmo transaction comment. If you are old like me and still carry cash, slip some in the black lockbox by the office door. Contributing financially is not required or even expected. Thank you if do though!
Think of something I missed? Shoot me a text. There is no Fet event for this gathering. It’s just texting between friends.