- Joined
- Sep 12, 2009
- Location
- Too far south
Ophelie didn't move from her position in the center of the cage, kneeling to whatever masters came. It was already well past dark, few masters came to visit the shops when the moon was high. She stopped her dancing some time past, and now rested, her chin resting lightly on her chest. Her breathing slowed to almost sleeping, but she would not allow herself to curl up just yet, not as the others in the shop already have. She wanted to leave the tiny cage that has been her home for two years, and move somewhere new, exciting.
It was how the shop was run, the slaves always carefully caged and confined. Ophelie had been a slave her entire life, but at least in her childhood she had been free to roam and explore... Now she was trapped. Twenty hours a day in the ten by ten cage, an hour to bathe and care for her appearance, three hours to run and play in the rec area. It was confining, smothering, frustrating.
"Still awake?" One of the handlers called, a smile on his heavily lined face, and Ophelie simply nodded, smothering a yawn behind her hand. "We close in two hours then." He told her softly, and again Ophelie nodded. It was hard to keep track of time in the small cage, and she was honestly grateful to the man for helping her keep time.
It was how the shop was run, the slaves always carefully caged and confined. Ophelie had been a slave her entire life, but at least in her childhood she had been free to roam and explore... Now she was trapped. Twenty hours a day in the ten by ten cage, an hour to bathe and care for her appearance, three hours to run and play in the rec area. It was confining, smothering, frustrating.
"Still awake?" One of the handlers called, a smile on his heavily lined face, and Ophelie simply nodded, smothering a yawn behind her hand. "We close in two hours then." He told her softly, and again Ophelie nodded. It was hard to keep track of time in the small cage, and she was honestly grateful to the man for helping her keep time.