Gorean Serves

A Gorean Slave Serve
Online Gor has had about every variation imaginable of how a slave "properly" serves a beverage.

It seems every Room Owner has his or her idea of what is correct. And, to be sure, a Free Person is entitled to and may require a slave to serve in any manner that meets a whim.

It does not matter to me if the slave is required to hold a tray on the bottoms of the feet while walking on the hands and whistling Dixie.

What is blatantly wrong is then to announce that 'a certain way' is proper and "You shall serve this way because the books say so!".

What is also just as wrong is for a slave to observe another slave serving a certain way and then use that technique and even add another twist, without verifying if it is proper. This is only propagating the error.

So what exactly is a serve "by the book"?
Below are two links. One, in context, to every instance where the mechanics of a serve are described and the other to a composite serve where I took out all the redundant parts and melded the remaining pieces into the order in which they happen.

Before you head to the links below, I would like to point out a few things:

There is NO instance of a slave ‘sweetening’ a beverage by taking the vessel and rubbing it between her labia.

There is NO occurrence of the words ‘slave’s heart’ or ‘slave heart’.

For instance “she holds the cup to herself for three beats of a slave’s heart.”

There is NO instance of a slave 'taking three steps'.

For instance “she moves back three steps, turns and goes to get the beverage.”

There are only three instances where the words ‘three steps’ occur, and none of which are in the context of a serve.

There is NO instance of the words 'three beats' during a serve.

There is only one instance where the words ‘three beats’ appear, which is not in the context of a serve.

There is NO instance where a slave is shown to taste the drink.

There is only one instance where a slave was to taste the drink of a Master and as can be seen, she was to have her own bowl.

“Bring two bowls.” I said.

“Two?” asked the girl.

“The slave,” I said, indicating Elizabeth, “will taste it first.”

“Of course, Master,” said the girl.

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And even then she is not shown as tasting Tarl's beverage.

Now . . . The Serves

The Context Serve