Mystical Sinners Guild
Chapter 4 The Laws of the Guild
Late on Tuesday evening, Richard realised that his first meeting as a Guild member was but a day away, and he had failed to read the Meeting Laws. He opened a can of beer, settled down, and opened the book of Laws. Inside he was disappointed to see that it was a subset of the full Laws, subtitled Laws for Juniors. The Laws of Meetings formed the first section.
He started reading.
A hand written leaf had been inserted before the printed section.
"Robing Room 6. Locker 8." Taped to the page was a key.
Richard proceeded to the Laws of Meetings.
M1 On arrival for a meeting, the Junior shall proceed to his assigned Robing Room. The ten Robing Rooms shall each have a capacity for thirteen Sinners. As membership of the Guild inevitably fluctuates, Sinners may be re-assigned to different rooms from time to time so as to keep those in use at maximum occupation. M2 Meetings are held twice a week, and an attendance of at least two meetings per month is compulsory, except in the case of sickness or bereavement. An attendance of at least four meetings a month is considered desireable, and merit points will be awarded for an even higher attendance in any one month. Merit points will be offset by the Punishment Senior against the severity (but not the instance) of a Sinner's punishments. M3 Juniors must arrive at their Robing Rooms not less than twenty minutes before the nominal start of the Meeting, normally 7.00 pm. Any Junior arriving later then five minutes prior to the Meeting, shall not be admitted. After his first meeting the Junior shall discard used robes in the laundry bin. Newly laundered robes will subsequently be found in his locker. M4 On arrival in the Robing Room, The Junior shall lay his or her Punishment Robe on the top of his locker, that it may be readily accessible to a Senior, if required, to bring to the Junior for immediate wear in the event of a punishment being decreed. M5 All Juniors shall strip and shower in the communal shower area on arrival in the robing room. M6 The Junior shall normally enrobe in Junior Robe, unless under sentence of a Punishment not yet administered. In this case no robe shall be worn until after Inspection, and then the Punishment robe shall be worn. M7 Juniors robing in Junior Robes shall hitch hems to shoulders (see Robes) and stand by his or her locker awaiting the arrival of a Robing Senior for inspection prior to being granted permission to attend the meeting. M8 Under no circumstances shall Juniors wear any garment at a meeting except a Junior Robe or a Punishment Robe. M9 Any Junior not ready for inspection at the time of the nominal start of the Meeting, but who has been admitted to the premises, shall be required by the Robing Senior to attend the meeting in Punishment Robe (but not undergo punishment for such an offence.)
Richard paused for breath. Phew! He continued, glad he had discovered what was expected of him rather than transgressing at his first meeting!
M10 During the Inspection, the Robing Senior may attach a Shaving Icon to the Velcro pad on the chest of the junior's robe. (See Laws of Shaving) M11 When satisfied with the inspection, the Robing Senior will command the Juniors present to 'Unhitch Hems', and with robes at full length, they will proceed to attend the meeting in the Auditorium M12 Juniors shall arrive in the auditorium no later than thirty minutes after the nominal commencement of the Meeting. Failure to be present at that time will result in the punishment of the Robing Senior for that room. The Juniors from that robing room should be aware that causing a Senior to be late and therefore suffer punishment, may later result in group punishment of the Juniors under his or her command, at the whim of the Senior. Against this there is no appeal.
Richard wiped beads of sweat from his brow, and got himself another beer. Thirty whole minutes gave the Robing Senior a lot of latitude to impose discipline, or do whatever he felt inclined. He continued reading.
M13 If at any time during a meeting a Junior transgresses, he or she shall immediately be re-robed in Punishment Robe by the Punishment Senior, which shall be worn until punishment has been administered at some later time. M14 The manner of the punishment shall be decided at the Forum of Seniors held during Association Time, and administered before the acolytes immediately after Association Time. If the transgression occurs after Association time, the punishment shall be administered at the same time at the next meeting. In this case, the Junior's attendance at that meeting is compulsory, and the punishment robe shall continue to be worn. (See M6) M15 Transgressions are listed in Appendix 1 (male) and Appendix 2 (female) M16 Common transgressions shall be met with a standard punishment, and these are listed in Appendix 3 (male) and Appendix 4 (female) M17 Juniors (Competent) may be selected to participate in forums deciding the forms of punishments for external Sinners, and be prepared to assist in the administration of such punishments. (See The Laws Of Punishment) M18 Juniors (Learner) may also be invited to attend in a non-participatory role, as part of their Learning Requirements. (See Learning) M19 Juniors shall obey implicitly and without question, the commands of the Grand Master, The Body Lord, and his Seniors, be they deemed just or unjust.
"This calls for another beer!" thought Richard, suddenly realising he had developed an erection whilst reading the Laws. He fetched yet another beer.
M20 The normal order of business at Meetings shall be as follows: Reading of Notices by a Senior. The calling for a sacrifice from a Junior by the Body Lord (or his Deputy if not present), and its execution in front of the acolytes. Association Time. Punishments of Transgressions. Punishments of Externals. Dismissal. M21 The calling for Sacrifice may be in the form of a request for voluntary offerings, or may call for a specific sacrifice by a named Junior or Juniors. In the latter case, it is Mandatory on the Junior to make the sacrifice to the letter. In the former, the Junior should formulate and have in mind, a sacrifice to offer, should he be requested. Such sacrifice should involve the humiliation, degradation, and/or physical chastisement, usually naked, of the Junior making the offering, before the assembled acolytes. M23 The following activites take place during Association Time: Forums to decide the Punishments to be meted to Juniors and External Transgressors Shaving Learners on Training Assignments Learner Testing Settlement of Challenges Light refreshments Social Intercourse. M24 Competents may not enter Forum Meetings or Learner Interviews, unless invited by a Senior. M25 Learners may attend only Shaving and Challenges, unless invited by a Senior.
Richard had reached the end of the section on Meeting Laws, and decided this merited a stiff Scotch. He poured himself one, and sat relaxing with it. He decided he should try on his robes. Finishing his Scotch, he stripped off, unfolded his Junior Robe, and slipped it over his head. It was just less than knee length. He looked around for the cord, but couldn't see one.
He decided to look up the section on robes.
R1 The Junior Male Robe is similar for both Learners and Competents. It consists of a rectangular purple sheet with a central hole for the head, but split into two parts at the shoulder. The two parts are fastened by Velcro.
Velcro tabs at the corners of the hems allow the bottom of the robe to be hitched up and attached to Velcro pads on the shoulders. (See M7) A Velcro pad on the chest of the robe allows the attachment of Icons by a Senior. The Competent robe is ankle length, the Learner robe is knee length. No securing cord is worn by the Learner. Nothing shall be worn under the Junior Male Robe under any circumstances. R2 On being promoted to Competent, the Junior Male is presented with an ankle length robe with green cord which clips to an eye on the left side of the robe. This may be drawn around the waist, and tied at the right hand side over the split. R3 The Junior Female Learner Robe is a pale blue rectangular sheet, six inches short of the knees. It has a long rectangular hole for the head, effectively forming shoulder straps some two inches wide, which end at the start of the robe proper, just below the breasts of the Junior at the front, and halfway down the buttocks at the rear. It is splittable at the shoulders. A deep blue cord is worn to secure the waist. R4 The Junior Female Competent robe is similar to that of the Male Competent, but cut to the knee and white in colour.
The section went into more detail about the Punishment Robe, but having seen one, Richard decided to skip that, and turned to a section labelled Learners and Competents.
LC1 Immediately following initiation, a Junior enters the Learner Grade, and wears the Learner Robe appropriate to his or her sex. LC2 A Learner shall become Competent after learning the Laws and Ways of the Guild. After being commanded to learn a particular module by a Senior, he shall be given due time to do so before being tested. LC3 In the event of failing a Module Test, the Learner will be summarily punished by appearing naked along with other Learners who have failed, at a later Special Meeting of Seniors, to be shaved, whipped, and masturbated to orgasm. The Learner will then be retested no less than one month later, and that test shall be carried out in Punishment robe.. LC4 Upon passing all prescribed tests, the Learner, following confirmation by a Forum of Seniors, shall be promoted to Competent.
Richard was just about to put the book down and turn in, when he remembered something about Shaving Icons in the first section. He turned to the section on the Laws of Shaving.
S1 The Grand Master has decreed that for his gratification there shall be a variety of lengths and style of pubic hair amongst the Sinners of the Guild.
To this end, there shall always be a proportion completely shaven, a proportion with stubbly growth, and so on up to a full luxuriant growth. S2 At Robing Inspections, the Robing Senior will inspect each Junior for pubic hair growth. S3 As a result of the Inspection, and taking into account the statistics of current hair growth of the Populace, the Robing Senior may attach a Shaving Icon to the robe of appropriate Juniors. Before attaching the Icon, the Shaving Senior may insert a note in the pocket of the Icon, indicating the style required. (For example, this may be left side only, heart shape on the abdomen, etc.) In the absence of such a note, shavers should assume a complete shave to baldness is required. S4 There are three Shaving Icons: A Backside Icon, indicating anal shaving is ordered, a Male Genital Icon, depicting a scrotum surmounted by an erect penis, indicating the shaving of male genitals is ordered, and a Female Genital Icon, depicting labia and clitoris, indicating shaving of the female genitals is ordered. S5 The ordering of Shaving by the Senior will not necessarily be dependent on the current state of growth of the Junior's pubic hair. The ordering of Shaving may be at the whim of a Robing Senior, bearing in mind the overall requirements of the variety of lengths and styles required throughout the populace. S6 Once affixed, a Shaving Icon may not be removed from the robe until the required shaving has been carried out. S7 Shaving shall be carried out by two Sinners. Seniors may opt to carry out shaving duties prior to robing inspection. During robing inspections, the complement of shavers shall be completed by assignments of Junior Competents by the Robing Seniors, who shall detail whether anal, female, or male genital shaving is assigned. S8 A Senior shall be on duty in each Shaving Room, to authorise entry, to allocate shavers to shavees, and to ensure that no Transgressive Practices occur. S9 During Association Time, Juniors of Competent rank not otherwise engaged, may freely visit and view the activities in any of the Shaving Rooms. S10 Entry into the Shaving Rooms by Learners is strictly forbidden, except under Law S11 S11 A Learner may be required by a Senior to attend the Senior Shaving Room for instruction in his Shaving Module. The learner shall be issued with a temporary (yellow) cord to ensure the unrestrained Learner's Robe does not fall forward and impede the shaving.
Richard decided to read no further. He was dead tired, put down the book, and fell asleep where he sat on the sofa, wondering what tomorrow's meeting would actually be like.
Next: Richard discovers the practices of the Robing Rooms, and gets to punish two externals ....