Who I have been

I figured it was time to clear our some of my picks, since I am not really active with many of these any more but I like saving them for prosperity:

969 of The Latex Dolls

This one was, in may ways, a special one for me. My first real challenge in SL, and my first attempt at trying to find community connection somewhere.

2011-02-25 - interviewed by T345, examined by M722, became Potential ST,
Mentor: 432
2011-02-25 - completed Lesson 1 with T785
2011-03-03 - completed Lesson 2 with T339
2011-03-06 - completed Lesson 3 with T345
2011-03-11 - completed Lesson 4 with T339
2011-03-15 - completed Lesson 5 with T339
2011-03-27 - completed Lesson 6 with T137
2011-04-10 -Exam passed, performed by M30
2011-04-10 - Uniform Check, performed by 330
2011-04-12 - Medical, performed by 635
2011-04-16 - ST no more.  Now 969
2011-07-06 - Cleared to do interviews by M85

S-2078

This was an amazing experience for me, and I often think about doing it again.

Banished as S-2078 on 3/8/2014
Operator: ruthjillian
Initial Sentance: 24 hours
Sentance Completed 4/10/2014
Total Time Serrved: 136:30


See my photolog at http://www.flickr.com/photos/48511547@N08/sets/72157642076880625/

Drone S-102 Tai Yong Labs Pleasure Model

Another attempt at finding community and connection. I really enjoyed the premise and idea.

Pleasure Models:

Any Drone with the TYL Pleasure Model title is available for your use at the Afterlife club. Pleasure Models are programmed to obey your every desire at the club and pleasure you in whatever way they can. A Pleasure Model will never refuse use, unless it has an overriding command or is in use all ready (if a drone doesn't have sufficient time to properly serve, they may refuse).


While there is currently no charge for using our pleasure models, a recommended tip is appreciated of 200L.

Isolation

So I am starting to get this feeling of isolation again. And not the good kind which comes with Banishment.

Hanging around TYL and, well, it's pretty much like hanging around every other empty sim at this point. I've managed to earn the Test Subject tag, but so far that really does not mean much. I guess I should be used to this. After all, it's pretty much what I experienced with the Sisterhood while I was there. But, well, I guess I am a little tired of it. When I join a group or community it is with the (apparently) vain hope of having a sense of community and maybe, just maybe, a little play, and not to feel excluded and, well, isolated.

I will give this waiting around another week or so, but maybe I should just go back to being a Bane. I mean, if folks have no desire to have a role player with some pretty decent role play skills about then such is life.

A new beginning... of sorts

I've not written much since the conclusion of my banishement. Mostly it's because I have been wanding a bit around second Life trying to decide what direction I plan on taking next. Re-finding myself. Reconnecting to some of the core of who I was and who I want to be. Trying to piece myself back together, as it were.

Actively being in Banishment changes a person. Some more maybe a little more than others. But you can see it in others who have been through it. There is a level of connection there you just don't get with other things.  There are something which I wish could have been a little different yes. And there are some aspects I wish I could have explored a little further. But overall I am still glad I did it.

I sometimes think about doing it again. Banishment I mean. They say they Custodian is completely nullified once the process if over. But sometimes I am not so sure. While I am not completely ready to adopt the Banesuit again just yet, as an option it's not completely off the table.

So I have been doing a bit of wandering, trying to find myself as it were. Dabbling a little in agumentation and cybernization. It seems to calm something still in me. Something I think I forget. or maybe tried to forget.

I've been spending a bit of time at Tai Yong Labs of late. The drones there are facticating. The TYL produced drones come in a number of different builts and designs. And the labs themselves acts as a sort of crossroads, with visitors coming from all over. I find it a captivating area and might stay around for a bit.

As a new friend I meet at TYL was telling me, banishment can be really extreme in its isolation. It might be a good idea to immerse myself in a place with a lot of intereaction.

The trick, of course, if finding that place. I guess TYL will do for now.

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It's sort fo neat to know I still have readers, even if I don't know who all of you are. But I can see the stats. I can see which posts have been recently viewed, and I can speculate.

Stay weird and thank you for everything.

Freedom

I know I've not updated this in a while. School and all have been keeping me busy.

Yesterday I managed to finish the additional time I had earned. I am now released and Sable Twilight again.

For a while.

The Banishment aspects were a good expedience overall, and I've been considering checking out the MoDesign implant or doing it again sometime.

Thank you to all the people who supported me through this process.

Well this is a pickle

So while waiting for my operator to show up to RP releasing me, I got an update.

22 hours of violation time added.
I cannot unlock.
And I am listed at the keyholder.

Considering I think the Custodian I have is not even operating with a Eudeamon development protocol in it, it's not even going to a very interesting 22 more hours.

Well I guess this is where I just find some place and sit now.

Way to be Less Accessible Second Life

So while I am waiting around for my operator, I decided to check out setting up a joystick to use for Second Life. I have a Rock Candy 360 type controller I have used to play Fallout and a few other games on my laptop, so I figured it would be perfect.

*laughs* well not so much it turns out.

While I could get it set up for things like movement and camera movement, I can't really get the X T B, D-Pad, or bumpers configured to do anything. Which is really too bad.

And then I found out there is a joystick Linden Labs does recommend for use with Second Life (and for which it is configured to use).  The 3Dconnexion SpacePilot.

Any guess on what this lovely piece of hardware costs? Anywhere from $225 to $300, US. And it's not even deigned like a controller most people use anymore.

Yeah no...

So instead of making SL easily accessible utilizing hardware most of have access to or can afford, LL has chosen to almost exclusively support hardware which is simply too expensive and impractical for a large number of folks out there who might otherwise come in for a bit. That LL's target market is for folks who can afford something like the SpacePilot as their joystick means of interfacing certainly explains the pricing structure for things like land and such.

Now I am sure there is some way to get the unused buttons to do something (I would hope anyway?) - like maybe jump or touch or sit or space bar - but I've not been able to find it so far.

Waiting

Time served and I am now waiting for my operator to come back online.



I could simply unlock and release myself at this point. Which I might if she does not show up soon. I expected her to be on by now, and I am sort of ready to move on to other things (and am a little curious about the processing plant I saw earlier, truth be told).

Oh well.

Last Update

I just had what is likely to be my last update. I now have a little less than two hours to go on my Banishment.

Not sure what to feel. I guess I could go out and try to see what would happen if I racked up lots and lots of violations.

MD Boots

My friend just recently got a pair of MD Ballet Boots. I wanted to pass on a few things about my experiences.

1. You have to keep moving. It's not like Banishment where one can settle someplace and wait out the time of the training. And even then, it's either move forward or back. Turning in circles does not help. Though walking in circles is fine.
2. If you are not moving, you are not contributing to your training. This means standing around and chatting or IMing or going to dance parties to be social. In a way, to advance levels, you have to be less social than a Bane. Even falling interrupts your training. This is what makes it really tough and why it took me months to get from Level 1 to Level 2 on the hardest setting.
3. Find a nice smooth, flat Sim to walk around. At Level 1, cracks on the worst. Like those little points where sections of ground or floor are joined. They are awful and you just can't get past them. This is where the ability to sit on anything can sometimes come in handy.
4. Level 2 feels a million times easier. You can go up moderate slopes (slowly), get over those cracks (mostly), and make short hops to get up steps and similar.

I hope this helps.

Last Update Cycle?

I might be on my last update cycle where I can collect violations and have them applied. Unless, of course, I go out of my way to rack up another six hours or so of violation.

So now I have to decide if I am ready to end this banishment and move on. And I think so. Of course this won't keep me from testing out other experiences.

I also have a way to let people know I have to leave.
/pointme, turn around, /pointyou

Thank you Roli. Great thinking.

Automated Bane Processing

I know I did not do an update yesterday. I was not on much as I was mostly reading for class. Might not be on tomorrow much either. After last week, I need to spoil myself a bit and I think I am going to go and try out a float tank experience.

So there was not much to write. Did a little wandering about Thunderbird Island. and I found this Automated Bane Processing Facility:


I know. Tempting, right? I might have to come check it out after I get with my current banishment. I know it is likely no where near the same, but still. Curiosity.

VNV Nation - Ghost

VNV Nation - Arclight (+playlist)

Not Much Monday

Not much to write today. Mostly because now that classes have started up again I am mostly either reading or napping on Mondays.

Still, it's nice to know people are reading my blog on this and checking in. Thank you.

The Planets

Totally unrelated to anything about Second Life. Mostly positing it here because I like sharing strange things about myself.

Some of my readers I am sure are familiar with The Plants suite by Gustave Holst. And if you are not directly familiar with it, I am pretty sure about 99.9% of you are at least familiar with the opening to the first movement, Mars: The Bringer of war.

Interestingly enough, my first experince with Holst (and several other classical composers) was not through the orchestral but through an artist known as Isao Tomita.

Tomita was an artist who utilized analog synthasizers to both compose orginal music as well reinvision great classical works. He came to a level of worldwide fame 1974 with his arragment of pieces by Claude Debussy on the album Snowflakes are Dancing. What really set Tomita aside in his work was he sought to do more than simply reproduce or mimick physical instrments. Instead he made entirely new instraments or voices to take the place of instrments in the classical pieces.

I grew up listening to Tomita's albums over and over. Apprently this made me an oddball even among other oddballs.  There was no one in my peer groups I could relate any of this too. I did find a certain comfort though in seeing his works appear with a wink and a nod in other media, such as in the Carl Sagan's Casmos: A Personal Journey.

Growing up, my favorite piece was, of course, Mars. Today, however, I find myself more drawn to Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and even Neptune.

Sadly, I dropped off following up on Tomita's works sometime after his Grand Canyon album, and have only been able to aquire bits and pieces of his work over the past few years.

So, for those familiar with the orginal, and those curious to listen:

Sunday Sunday

Not much to report, because, obviously, I'm not on today. And yesterday I was a bit busy with meat world stuff.

I did get a chance to stop in, see a friend, meet a new friend (as best as I was able) and get an update on my sentence. Eight hours added. it may seem odd, but it's a bit of a relief. It's nice in a way to see the Custodian functioning as expected again.

It was sort of challenging seeing around Kelley, knowing friends are socializing in other parts of the area. I ended having to go visit after all, violations be darned. Though I did learn a few things during the process.

I think I need a departure gesture. Or a series of gestures which say I am departing. This way I can let people know when I have to leave and it not seem rude to just walk off. I was trying /bow, /blowkiss, and /hey as my sign off, but I am not sure how clear that is. Well, I suppose anyone reading this will now know.

One of my friend was talking about how being a Bane is like being a ghost without the benefits. It made me wonder if there might be a way to simulate being a ghost in SL.

For one, use a variation of one of the doll heart/chip which requires recharge. Those would be placed in a fetter type item for resting.

Have restrictions on speaking and touch, and limit length of emotes.

The sonic screwdriver I found has a way to pass through walls, floors, and cealings, so that is doable.

As for the rest, I am sure it would be a matter of using alpha layers and translusenct overlays.

Too bad I don't know anything about scripting or avi creation.

Back in the Banesuit again

Issues were resolved and I am finally serving our my remaining time.

Odd as it may seem, in am more content now. Perhaps I am becoming suite dependent?

I've been taking pictures again.

And here I am, just kind of waiting

Nothing really to add about my situation. Still waiting to coordinate either my my operator or one of the engineers about continuing my Banishment.

VNV Nation - Nova

Limbo

So right now I am stuck in this sort of limbo. The issue I encountered Thursday evening is definitely an issue with the Custodian. I had been issued a replacement but my operator was not comfortable installing and activating it and asked me to stay out of sight until one of the engineers could address the issue.

Except I do not know when the engineer will be online next.

So essentially I am serving time without any of the benefits of doing so. I can't go anywhere, I can't IM anyone, because as far as anyone is concerned I am still Banished.

And I will still have the remainder of my sentence to serve.

I am really frustrated with this.

More exploring

I was given a few more places to explore to work out my remaining time. I was able to get through one before I had to return for maintenance. But once I entered the maintenance station, suddenly I was unable to move. I can double-click walk, but that's about it. And it means I have to drop out of mouselook to do it.

grrrr... I will definitely try and contact my operator about this issue. the Banishment program is interesting and all, but some of the bugginess is really getting to me. I am not going to request to get out of my remaining time, but if I have to, than I will just continue to sit in the cemetery or at Windrunner's beach house.

Anyway, some pics in my photolog.

Through a Bane's eyes

Walking around in meat space, I had an interesting experience today. I started looking at the world through the eyes of myself as a Bane. And in particular I was taking mental photographs in my head. Once a realized what was going on, I decided to take a few pictures, mentally inserting myself as my Bane in them.

Lovely, huh? To be fair, I was wondering about the (university I am going to. And it was a nice spring day out.

It's not the first time I've thought about navigating through the world as a Bane. But is is the first time I've seen it in my mind's eye so vividly.

No Sentance Extension

Somehow I did not get time added to my sentence this last update. I am not sure how. Even though I mostly sat and waited, I did have a few violations.

Weird.

More pictures.

Making the most out of Banishment

Why are you doing this?

Ask yourself, "Why do I want to Banishment? What is it about it which appeals to me? What do I hope to get out of it?"

Banishment is a very isolating experience, and this was perhaps the most important question to ask myself. And my answer for myself was the challenge. I wanted to see if I could do this. I feel as though if I had not had this sense of why I was doing this, it would make the experience a lot more difficult.

Don't expect your Custodian to go Eudeamon

There is a pretty good chance you Custodian will not go Eudeamon. My operator served 116 hours, and hers did not. I have my theories on what causes it, based on the story, of course. However, I'm really only comfortable with talking about them with people who have already gone through the Banishment program.

So that said, if you are considering going into this with the expectation or hope of getting an Eudeamon, I would suggest you think again.

Two Paths

As far as I can see, there are two path with Banishment. One is to just find someplace to sit and wait it out. The other is to go roaming, try things out, and in general take risks with violations and time extensions.

Personally, I took the second path. The first one seems like it will get the time done, but does not seem like it will be very enjoyable or fulfilling. For me, it's much more fun to learn the limits of my Banishment and see what I can get away with.

My thought is to pick a path and stick with it. Going back and forth between the two just makes it more frustrating. You can always just choose to either extend your time or just sit out the reminder later.

Make plans for what you will do

That said, if you are going to get out there, decide what you want to do. Set aside landmarks to visit and spend time at. And make sure they are still active locations. Nothing worse then teleporting to places you should not or which do not exist and racking up violations because of it. I know this experience first hand (on the plus side, I did clear out a whole lot of old landmarks).

Let people know in advance

It seems obvious, but let folks know when you either about to submit to a Banishment program, or have been accepted are are awaiting processing. It just seems like nice thing to do so friends know why you are not in contact for a while.

And you never know, maybe one or two will set you up as a safe space to land.

Use Firestorm

Trust me on this. Firestorm is a fantastic browser. And it has a lot of really useful settings and options. Plus you can back up your settings and update preferences offline so you can make use you have your RLVa.

Learn how to use Mouselook

Learn Mouselook. Learn the ticks and secrets of Mouselook. learn how to not have it limit you. The Alt key is your friend (thank you to my operator for dropping that hint in my lap the day before I was processed) and in Firestorm, at least, there is a setting to show the user interface while in Mouselook.

It really helps with immersion.

Prep up your viewer and preferences
Set up options for Mouselook, set up toolbar buttons, and do things to minimize the possibility of accidental violations, such as turning off your fly after teleport preference, for instance. I found adding toolbar buttons for chat history, Mouselook, gestures, ground sit, radar, teleport history, and places to be incredably useful.

Connect with others who have been Banes

Other people who have experienced Banishment can be a great source support, encouragement, and grounding. People who have experienced Banishment are more apt to understand what you are going for. I know I am grateful for my connection with both Rosi Ruli and Morning Star and the support and encouragement they have given me.

And if you happen to get lucky to meet another person in a Banesuit, it's a little extra bonus,

There are ways to communicate
Different Banishment programs have different restrictions. Even so, there are ways to connect and communicate. Be creative and don't be afraid to experiment.

No, I am not going to tell you all of them. Well, not unless I happen to encounter you in a Bane suit.

Don't expect your friends who have never been Banished to hang around... our even understand
Most of your friends will likely not visit you. Communicating with a Bane requires a little extra effort and creativity, and it is not something many people are going to want to deal with.

That said, it is still possible to meet some pretty amazingly supportive people even while Banished

Lumiya and Banishment?

I really wish I knew if the Kelley Technologies Custodian had any problems operating on the Lumiya viewer. It's RLV enabled, has graphics, and can even handle HUD attachments to an extent.

But I do not want to risk logging in with it without knowing for certain.

Another Bane in Town

There is another new bane hanging around Kelley Park.

I don't think she's Kelley Technologies though. She does not seem to have the same restrictions on getting close to people or even emoting like I do. Nor does she have any sort of Bane-like designation And what I could see of her uniform, it does not look like she has a Kelley Technologies set up.

Still, it's nice to see her about. I feel sad I cannot communicate with her a little better like I am able to with Roli or Morning Star. Still, if anyone would care to pass on this blog to her, feel free.

Closest Friend in Second Life

Recently I was asked question which brought up a little bit of sadness for me. I was asked who my closest friend in Second Life is. The reason this a sort of sad question for me is because my closest friend from Second Life has not been around for a long time.

My closest friend in Second Life was janna Nijan (formerly janna Locke and jannawilson). I meet her while I was one the Racks at Latexia, and we soon became very close. We were not lovers, though we did scene a few times. She was always very kind and caring, and was always concerned about how alone and isolated I was here. She left a little bit before I did due to some personal reasons unrelated to Second Life. At the time she was a Potential to the Sisterhood of the Latex Dolls and my mentee, and she was involved in some of the role play withe the Clan of the Latex Web at Darkadia (much to my great envy - I have always held deep desires to belong to a community and have a sense of being part of something). She was gone from Second Life for about a year, but eventually came back to complete her training to become a Latex Doll. Sadly, by then, I was not logging in at all, and she ended up completing it under another Mentor, a former dominant of mine, Tonya Souther. janna then dropped off again and I suspect has not been back since.

janna and I did try and keep in touch for a little bit away from Second Life, but our emails grew more and more infrequent until the stopped entirely.

Without interacting with someone through a chat medium on a regular basis, I have always had a difficult time maintaining online friendships.

Beyond janna, there are very few people I am at all close with in Second Life. Windrunner Constantine considers me part of her family, and she is my go to person when I get myself stuck as she keeps a copy of my keys just in case. However, she has not been online much and I have not interacted with her at all really since my Banishment.

Kiriko Kiama, is some one I talk with on occasion... out of Second Life. Interestingly enough, I think we have talked more away from Second Life than we ever did in Second Life.

And there are a few people I have passing conversations with, but as is the way with Libras, I can still be a little reserved about getting too close.

At this point my closest friends are Morning Star (roary.mcgillivary) and Roli Runo. They have both come to check on me during my Banishment. They have both been through Banishment themselves (through different programs) and have been very supportive and encouraging through this process.

So I am not even sure how to answer that question. In a way, one of the people I feel closest to right now in Second Life is someone I only meet just a little over a week ago, and I have yet to be able to hold a full conversation with.

How messed up is that?

Tuesday Update

Not much to write. Now my "normal" week starts. Well, as normal as be been when on spring break, still working my Fellowship, and trying to hand off one of my jobs to the newest member of our household.

Another 8 hours from the bouncing around I did yesterday. The racked up a few more violations after from trying some things out. Have not been taking pictures to the degree I was, but I did add two more.

I'm thinking writing a "tips for making the most out of banishment" type post.

Breakthrough and Setback

My sight eventually cleared up. And that is all I can say about that.
I though I had a little breakthrough in working with my Custodian, but it turns out it seems like it was a false success.

On the plus side I cleared out a whole lat of old landmarks.
Downside, the Custodian certainly did not like all the times I ended up floating because I tried teleporting to someplace which no longer existed or spent too much time inside a building.

I really should just sit here.

Sundays

Sundays I can't really be on, do don't expect anything here.

I will be back Monday.

Oh, and I got another 9 hours added. At this rate I am knocking off less than 5 minutes off my sentence for every hour I serve. Looks like I might hit the triple digit mark after all.

And the boredom sets in

I've been doing okay so far. I was enjoying wandering about, but I can only wander so much and get so many proximity violations for entering private structures - even when the structures are obvious not private or even structures (I received three of them just wandering the streets of Amsterdam - three!) - before it's just sort of same same.

So I guess it's time to just sit and wait out the rest of my time.

Anyway, I do have a few more pictures. Not sure if I will take many more if I don't go wandering as much.

Something's Wrong...

I think I am going to try and start updating this on a daily basis through the reminder of my banishment. After the unexpected 12 hour time addition today, I am not sure how much longer this will be. I expected two of the three hour additions, but the rest... wow... normally entering private homes only got a half hour... I might have to cut down on my wandering for a little while.

((Anyway, I am going to try and post something by about 14:00 SLT, even if it is "wasn't on today" which you all will get tomorrow, because I work.))

So at hour 36 something really... wrong... or weird happened.
Okay, this isn't the first weird thing. I've been getting little messages here and there about something being up.  Or like someone is trying to hack into the Custodian.

First, there is the issue with my VOX, which apparently my operator can't shut down. I did not expect it would still be functional, which surprised me the other day. She told me to avoid using it, which I have for the most part. And even a few other lager things happened yesterday. First there was this intruder alert when I was spending time with Morning Star watching her practice. My screen went all static filled for a bit. Not like the normal violation static. I could not see through this as all. And then I got some sort of message about channel /2 being open, but I cannot recall the details, and cannot find my log of it ((stupid Firestorm update)).

Then today, at 36 hours in I had an experience.

[Redacted]

Really, really freaky.

And when I was visiting with Roli Runo, it started reporting her as still being a Bane and everything was garbling up and I have to back off. It would not stop until she left the area entirely.

((OOC: yes, I am pretty sure I have a sense of what is going on here. it's still sort of freaky though))

I am not sure if I should report this to my operator ((OOC: not sure if ruthjillian wants to or is supposed to be part of this process at this point))

So I think I might not wander as much for a little while. I'll likely stick with hanging out in my spot at the graveyard at Kelley, at Miss Windrunner's home (who generously make it non-private when she heard I was entering the program), wandering about Forest Feast.

Anyway, Roli, if you can, leave a comment about how to get into that cave. I tried the front way with no luck.

On becoming Bane

On March 8, 2014, I officially became a Bane in the Kelley Technologies Banishment Program. My  - a fellow Sister and who, interestingly enough, is only three days younger than me on Second Life.

I came to this point after a long road. I cannot remember when I first read Eudeamon by Evil Dolly. I think it was soon after I came to Second Life and while I was waiting my sixty days to join the Sisterhood of the Latex Dolls. And as Morning Star recently wrote "[the] Story will slowly grow in her mind just like the custodian."

And it took hardly any time for it to do so for me.

When I found out there were people who had made Banishment Programs in Second Life, I became a little obsessed. I knew I wanted to do it as well at some point. Except there were a few problems. Most of the programs seemed to be on hiatus and I still really wanted to join the Sisterhood.

So my interest sort of sat there for a while, really unable to do much about it.

After I became a Sister, I still wanted to try being a Bane, but I got myself a bit wrapped up into other aspects. I took on a few Potentials to mentor, and even through I was feeling rather restless in the Dolls, the responsibility I felt toward my mentees kept me from pursing the process even after hearing from people some of the programs were starting up again. The when one of my closest friends on Second Life who was also my mentee dropped out away from Second Life, I sort of did for a bit as well.

Eventually, she did come back and complete the process for becoming a Sister, but not under me. By that time I was pretty much estranged from Second Life and was not really interested in come back on any more than to support my former mentee as best I could. After her ceremony, I dropped out for a year.

I am not sure what brought me back to Second Life. Curiosity I guess. A little bit of boredom. Maybe I just needed a break from graduate studies. But I came back. I was self locking again, as usual. And had even gotten into some conversations about a new active location in Tai Young Labs.

I was visiting Kelley Park, as I would sometimes do, and wandering past Kelley Technologies pondering if I should or should not try for this Bane thing when I saw one of the operators standing outside. I sent a message and we chatted some, and I decided this was the best time to try for this.

And I am glad I waited till now. Because the way I have come into this experience is very different than what I would have earlier. For me now it is mostly about the challenge and the experience - of what is this like. And can I learn how to take control of what little I can. Whereas before... well... people talk about the systems going Eudeamon and all... and I might have obsessed more then.

Not to say there have not been some strange things happening with my Custodian. But it's not really an issue. I am going to just keep doing what I am doing - which is wandering around seeing sites and such.

Of course being away for so long means there are a lot of sites to re-visit which I have not seen in a while. And some of the sites I had squirreled away for this time are now gone. Too bad too, because many of them were lovely. Though my favorite so far to wander in was forest feast. I highly recommend visiting, Bane or not.

Some thank yous
Thank you ruthjillian, my operator and fellow Sister in the Sisterhood of the Latex Dolls, for hanging about in front of Kelley Technologies that day I messaged you. I think
Thank you Morning Star for your support and encouragement through all of this. It was lovely seeing you as a Bane so long ago, and I am happy to have been able to return the favor.
Thank you R-6813/Roli Runo for happening to be around my first day and for a lot of other things.
Thank you K-1444 (kendralouise.damiano) for being about as well.

More Time

At this point I have served all my initial time and am working on the time from violations I have racked up. As of my last update, I was racking up about 37.5 minutes worth of violation for every hour served. And I thought I was going to be doing better, but this last bout I inadvertently have been getting quite a few violations and am now awaiting the report - which isn't due for another four hours or so.

Oh well, I ain't even mad.

I don't mind it all too much. A lovely pony girl has been checking on me from time to time. There is another Bane I see on some times. The one I saw earlier I've not seen in a while. I wonder if she has been released at this point.

I've been experimenting with some things. Probably doing stuff which should be a no-no. But well "everything which is not forbidden is allowed."

Some weird things have been happening with the Custodian. I think it's a bit buggy, to say the least. But I am not giving up.

So I continue to travel and take pictures.

Set back

I received my second Custodian update last night, and had a seven hours added to my time.  Ooops.

One of the challenging aspects of being a Bane is the wait time between the notification of a violation and the update. I spend the time knowing I've gotten a violation, but not know how much time will be added. At least not yet anyway.

I suppose I am making this harder on myself. I could just sit some place, either at Kelley Park or at Miss Windrunner's home - she had the generosity to set it public. However, I feel that sort of defeats the purpose. Isn't th point to explore a little and take risks that you might go down the wrong street or step on the wrong spot?

Or at least for me it is.

Being Banished is what you make of it really.

So for me, I continue to take more pictures.

Bane day two

Okay, this might actually be day three or so, but the second real day as a Bane.

When I logged in, I was given my violation time additions. Not as much as I thought I would have gotten from my first day. Today, however, I racked up quite a few more.

Still, I have more photos.

Banished in Second Life

I took the plunge the other day and submitted my application to Kelley Technologies.

Today I was processed and am now S-2078. Interestingly, I also encountered another another Bane hanging about Zhora. it was nice in a way to not be totally on my own. Though I suspect she will be released fairly soon. I signed up for 25 hours, though I know I have racked up a few obvious violations already.

I'm keeping a little bit of a photo record for those who want to see.