I am ridiculously happy today. But it takes a while to explain why.

Let me catch you up on what happened last week.

As you may recall, I once attended a class by Eric Pride and concluded that maybe it wasn’t impossible to scene with a stranger after all. So I was pleased to see that he was giving a weekend of classes near me. Mindfucks and interrogation were clearly aimed at doms, but I figured the world wouldn’t end if one more sub knew how it was done.

And then, God help me, this tweet arrived.

Demo bottoms needed for my mind fuck & interrogation classes at the Society, Fri & Sat (May 16 & 17). Pls PM me! https://t.co/HmDil3GiyQ

— Eric Pride (@EricPride) May 12, 2014

I tried to think about the decision. Really. But it was there already.

I just volunteered as a demo bottom for a class. And I’ve never scened in public before. Eek!

— Yingtai (@AbjectSub) May 13, 2014

(Definitions of jargon: bottom and scene.)

At least I had the good sense to volunteer for interrogation. But first I had to sit through the mindfuck class.

@ginger_nic Glad I did not volunteer for mindfucks. Blowdarts, knives to the throat, stabs to the heart. O.o — Yingtai (@AbjectSub) May 17, 2014

All faked. But as you can imagine, they had an effect on me. A friendly vanilla asked how I was doing and heard more than she bargained for.

@amyjuicebox Nervous. I volunteered to help with a BDSM interrogation class. As the victim. Tomorrow night. And the instructor is hardcore.

— Yingtai (@AbjectSub) May 17, 2014

But all’s well that ends well. Here’s what I tweeted after my scene.

I LOVE INTERROGATION. Hope my health improves so I can handle more in future. Thank you @EricPride! FYI @ginger_nic @amyjuicebox

— Yingtai (@AbjectSub) May 18, 2014

Yup, very happy.

This isn’t the end of the story. I’m still astounded that such an intense scene was possible given all my restrictions. And my friends are still trying to understand why I’m okay with doing a classroom demo but not a play party.

I’ll explain. More soon, I promise!