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Next song is from

Die Antwoord

Cookie Thumper

I was turned on to this South African band a while back (2010) I wonder if anyone else has hear their style of hip hop

Yeah my musical taste is weird 😀

Die Antwoord are a blast. Not sure if they're still around, but I got super into them a while back too.

Quote by JustAnotherSapphic
Forgive my dumb questions but I guess this is where I can ask them.

How does it work if you know you're not into the sexual aspects? What if D/S appeals to you but only the emotional parts of it, like aftercare and feeling protected? I'm so confused.

Not all D/s relationships are simply physical. In your case, what you need to do is talk a prospective D/s and explain what you want from a relationship. Some may be willing to take you on with those constraints. Some may not. It's just a matter, like any other relationship, of finding the right connection/match.

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There's' negative things about Seattle? I mean, when i was there it was probably the worst traffic I have ever driven in (and I drive through Toronto reasonably regularly which is apparently one of the worst in North America) but aside from that, seems like a decent city. Maybe I just didn't spend enough time there to see all the bad stuff. 😉

Should get back to the Northwest again someday. Maybe further South this time since I've been to Seattle and Vancouver. Haven't been to Oregon at all yet.

Good afternoon. I am having a real hate on for this story. It keeps wanting to be a nice, normal story about a girl struggling with her faith and won't let me get to the sex. Dear story, I only have 3000 words, damn it. I can't wait 2500 before I get to the sex!

Oh well, weather is improving so will probably do yard work tomorrowacc. Not sure now when I'll get to take another crack at this brute of a story.

Scotch, neat, two fingers. And keep the bottle handy. Seconds, thirds, etc. are poss...er...probable.

according to foxnews we're a bastion for crime, homelessness, and anarchy. that's what you get for not following the conservative channels. it's actually a beautiful city - if a bit wet (and i guess you've never driven in LA). if you go to oregon, drive down the coast. top to bottom - and down along the Columbia River - prettiest rides in the world. also, stop at Powell's Books in portland. it takes up, literally, an entire city block.

How we spent our yesterday (for those who only hear the negative things about Seattle).

Thousands of volunteers across Seattle rolled up their sleeves and picked up a paintbrush or a broom Saturday.

Volunteers and partners responded to more than 125 events citywide from Lake City to Rainier Valley.

It’s part of the first-ever One Seattle Day of Service and Mayor Bruce Harrell's plan for people to help give back to the community.

Nearly 4,000 people signed up to help out.

Supporters say they were taking action and making a difference in their community.

On this one day, volunteers all across Seattle were focused on one thing--making the Emerald City a better place.

“I’m going to start crying because it's emotional to see these old buildings getting tagged. It’s sad,” said Nancie Weston. Weston and her team from PuroClean Northwest were among the thousands of people who donated their time and efforts to One Seattle Day of Service.

“I love it. We wanted an opportunity to try to help. So here it is. It was perfect timing,” said Weston.

In Pioneer Square, as many as 200 volunteers turned out to do all sorts of projects.

“There’s been graffiti that has been removed. We did storm drain stenciling, litter pickup, lots of planting, and weeding to the medians and the green spaces,” said Chris Woodward with Alliance for Pioneer Square.

easy enough to organize on a smaller scale too. half a dozen people, with a little organization, could put in a 4-6 hours once a month or so to help clean up the community you live in. something to think about.

on a personal note, i doubt i'm doing the competition (again). just not finding time or inspiration to write these days. not that i don't want to, so one day, when the bug hits - besides, i have a few series that i really would like to finish so starting something new, even a one-off, seems a little wrong. work tends to just eat my time and energy these days.

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Good morning, a cold Saturday (well I think 15 C is cold and himself has to wear a hat,) and I shall take a coffee before I go and vote … will Australia have a change of government, and will anyone outside this Great Southern Land care.

I hate it when I find typos just after submitting… my worst was seeing Kray Bothers instead of Kray Brothers despite about 10 careful reads through the final draft.

hopefully for the better. one of the reasons i don't go back and read my old stories is i just KNOW i'll find embarrassing cringe-worthy typoes.

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Hi peeps

Yeah my comment a few days ago came off as passive aggressive but wasn't meant to be directed at anyone. It was the topic and the vibe it gave here . I'm sorry I said anything.

I was taught growing up you don't discuss your political views because you are just going to piss off the people who disagree so I personally keep those thoughts to myself.

I SUPPORT those who do voice their opinion.

In here I'm just going to be honest and say I will most likely skip past the political post . I get enough political talk in

Iife outside of lush.

Now for some coffee. I went to sleep way too early and now wide awake hoping for a midmorning nap but that might not happen.

moseying over to my hidey hole to retrieve my donuts and sports page thanks BEAR! *taking my goodies and coffee to my favorite booth and settling down.

Kimmi I think time travel will be easier to figure out than multiple partner sex lol

Bear yikes I'm sorry to hear about your friends and Covid I wish them a speedy recovery.

Stay safe everyone

fair enough. obviously, i was raised to not keep my mouth shut, but i totally get it. no harm done. i just don't like the idea of anyone feeling like they can't speak their mind in here within reason.

Quote by KimmiBeGood

Morning Rumpies

I woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed after sleeping on my new pillow. Yay! Go meeeee!

Yup, Bear, Covid ain't going anywhere. My nephew just had it and was in the hospital briefly before they gave him the new Pfizer drug. Now my sister's 4-yr-old grandson (which means his entire day care class will follow). And some still don't believe it's a thing...

And my 77-yr-old chakra guy I see weekly got my creative chakra cranking again, so now I can't write the smut pouring out my head fast enough. A nice problem to have.

Have a good day, peeps!

P.S. And for the sake of peace, what say we let the mods police the thread? If you find something offensive, report it.

probably the best solution. i don't think i like the idea of there being someone in charge of Rumps. it's still Bill's place and i like to think that everyone's respectful of keeping to the spirit of that - there's really no one in charge here. it belongs to all of us, in a way, so someone stepping up and playing hall monitor sort of ruffles my feathers a bit, personally.

Quote by JustPassingThrough

Time travel may actually be easier depending on the number of partners involved 😲 Of course, you could combine the two for maximal confusion.😜

Good morning! Tea please.

Cooler here but sun is back. Just an ordinary working day. Too cool to go on the deck so hunker down in my home office. Might make some progress on my entry, might not. Depends.

i wrote a time travel orgy once. you think time travel and 3 ways are complicated, try doing both! on top of that, it was just multiple versions of 3 characters. it was actually kind of fun to do.

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Five posts from Her Royalness in a row deserve some kind of acknowledgement.

Rach, it seems as if we've kind of reached a concensus here. Political and contentious issues are fair game to be discussed – but I would appreciate it if people kept it civil, and didn't get too loud.

I hope people will be all right if things start getting nasty if I ask the participants to take their dispute outside, as this is intended to be a convivial, supportive place, IMHO. However, I'm going to be cautious about this as I have been told, both here and in PMs, that I'm being too high-handed, bossy – and boring to boot.

I'm not a cow, so I'll try not to be bossy. As for boring – WYSIWYG.

And it sounds like you've had quite a time of it, Rach. I admire the work you do, and have told you so. Any time you want to unburden yourself – or not – you are more than welcome to do so.

Meanwhile, I went back into the storeroom, and deep in the mountain of aging crap, found what I was looking for!

So, ladles and jellyspoons, and children of ALL ages – the Lava Lamp is Lit!

Maybe it's time for the rest of us to get lit, too?

should we raise our hands if we have a question or something to say then?

looks outside How about you do a comp that includes those of us in the PNW next year? The Drip drip drip of leaky pipes would make a good theme.

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I understand and agree with you VV, but I would also venture to say that the abortion discussion actually started with semantics and personal attacks, which seemed dismissive to those of us that do come into the bar for relaxing and music; it wasn’t until you and a few other people got into the conversation with more well-thought out and informative post that it became a discussion

I will be the first to apologize bc when I read my own posts they were more inflammatory that I had actually intended. But I was being a little protective of Sara.

Sara posted that she was just popping in for a donut and the sports page (or something lol) and Sprite immediately posted mocking Sara that it must be so nice to sit at a bar and eat donuts and listen to music and not worry about anything. Obviously I’m summarizing and I have attached here so you can see.

But that whole post felt like a dismissive personal attack on all of us that do come here to get away from the high stress of the day to day. Maybe I’m in the hill fighting for women’s rights everyday; no one here knows that. (Hehe I’m not but man I would love to be)

I hope the take away is that we can all come here as FRIENDS, no one is unwelcome!! And we can discuss and debate whatever as long as we respect each other’s right to disagree and understand that the topic may be serious in one post and frivolous in the next!

We are all freaks…let’s 💋! Hehe

i took her comment as pretty passive-aggressive. it would have gone down better if she's just addressed me personally and i probably wouldn't have toned down my response considerably. that's on both of us, and i'm will to take partial blame for reacting emotionally. i do that sometimes. we all do especially when it comes to passionate subjects. i'm perfectly comfortable to apologize (and AM apologizing) for personal attacks. That wasn't my intent, but i do step over the line at times. sometimes things just come out sideways. that said, it really didn't sit right with me that my opinion was not welcome in a public forum.

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I explained earlier where I think that comes from. Some of us come here precisely because it is not Think Tank and the usual Think Tank personalities are not present. Introducing a discussion of an issue like the Supreme Court draft on RvW threatens that for some of us. What if certain individuals who I shall not name storm in and take over the thread the way they do every single thread in Think Tank? We have already seen things getting overheated earlier. I hope you can see that concern and not see us as people simply trying to silence you.

However, I agree that you and others need a safe space where you can talk about these things and NOT have to deal with that crowd. So I am down with it being discussed here in that context. I just don't want to see this place turn into the kind of ego-driven bluster that derails so many TT threads and I hope that if that kind of discussion starts happening in here, the mods will act on reports about it.

I also hope you will be okay if those of us who do not want to participate in that part of the discussion skim over it and carry on to the fun stuff that we come to Rumps for. As I said, I am 100% a pro-choice supporter and have been for decades, but I am also engaged in these discussions elsewhere and want Lush, and especially Rumps, as my safe space where I can take a break from heavy, heated discussion of any kind.

Apologies for any role I played in trying to deny you the opportunity to discuss abortion here. Go for it as far as I am concerned. I hope others will agree

we don't moderate TTT all that much. if people wanted to come in here and discuss things, it's one thing. if it turned into the usual TTT shit show, it would get shut down, pure and simple.

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But please answer me this after you "went down your rabbit hole," was this your first time (or never) been to your local school board meeting? If you haven't your voice should be heard on any topic that is brought in front of the school board. If you do not get or feel satisfaction, vote the member(s) out and replace them with like-minded member with your personal values.

speaking for myself, yes. schoolboard, not so much (i don't have kids) but i show up for local townhalls, etc, when i am able and make a habit of contacting my local and state reps to the point of annoyance (for them lol). and i vote. never missed an election. sometimes it takes more than that, tho. i'm just one vote and, apparently it didn't mean shit when it came to placing new justices on the supreme court bench, so what i am left with is my right - and it IS my right - to protest in a vocal, if non-violent, manner. you think i'm bad in here, you should hear me on the street when my censor chip malfunctuions.

sorry i dropped the bomb in here and disappeared for a bit, btw. my work hours aren't static and i ended up doing several 12+ hour shifts followed by a pre-planned jaunt back 'home' (SF bay area) where, yes, i did end up on the street in an organized protest march. home now and just taking a short breather for a few hours before doing some more marathon hours at work.

bars, typically, discuss whatever it is that the people in them feel like discussing. as long as voices aren't raised (too much) and punches aren't thrown, as long as people are buying drinks they tend to be left to themselves to talk about whatever they want. if you don't like a particular subject, you simply slide yourself down the bar a few stools. of course, this being a forum, that's a little less easy to do, but mostly, just don't read a post if or it looks like something that will bother you. honestly, i used to visit a lot in here at one point in time but now, for me, it's gotten boring (for me). i don't complain about that, i simply don't visit all that much. not really my right to tell people what they can and should talk about, even if i do occasionally give James shit about his donut posts. the nature of the beast changes with time. it will change again. maybe at some point i'll get invested again...

as for talking about the personal things, work things, all that, that make up my day, those are actually the things that would make people even more uncomfortable, so THOSE are the things i actually keep off the table (for the record, i'm in social work, specifically, i work with the families of domestic abuse). it's fun to joke around, share videos, sports scores, little tidbits of life, but if that's what we're limited to, i really don't see the point? do we really want to whitewash Rumps to that degree?

i mean, i always like knowing that people could come in here and share real issues when they have them and get support. sometimes we go through shit in our lives and having a place where we know someone will listen when we need to unload is kind of nice. i know this particular subject makes people uncomfortable, but this is the shit that is going on in my life, that affects me on a personal and professional level, and that i felt the need to come in here and unload on a rough day while having a virtual cocktail. that's where i was coming from. was that really asking too much? if the answer is yes, i'll simply keep my mouth shut in the future (total passive-aggressive, i know, so don't even bother calling me on it - self-awareness of the win).

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Oh Harley it's OK to be afraid and a little angry too. It will all change sooner than you think. They tried to ban stem cell research until their elders needed treatments that needed stem cells. Suddenly stem cells weren't really people and the research could continue.

They can ban abortion, close all the clinics. Gloat in their victory. Then their daughters will tell tearful tales and in desperation they will seek to remove the problem. Or the big employers will see people who can move to their rivals , do so and state that women's health care is a major reason for doing so.

For all they pretend Faith decides what happens in America, the almighty dollar is stronger still. People can always vote with their wallets and the places that give money to people who want to wish us away can suffer a lot if people stop buying their stuff.

But I'm only a European on a tiny island still battling to drive the church out of our health care.

the problem with your scenario, respectfully, is yes, those with influence and money will find a way to do a work around. those without won't have the means to do so. those who can least afford an unwanted child will be the one's more likely to be forced to carry one.

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I have “listened” to this nonsense go on all day. And it is time to stop. This is NOT A PLATFORM FOR ANYTHING POLITICAL. This is a safe place for people to relax and have fun and be free with their sexuality absolutely!!!! But this is NOT a political or a human rights rally. And I DO NOT come here to be berated and belittled by anyone.

No, James never should have brought this up but it needs to stop. You all need to stop and think about what your words mean to women who have been in real life situations. Whether a woman had an abortion for whatever reason, or gave a baby up for whatever reason, OR could never have a baby at all for whatever reason—-these are deeply emotional things that change a woman. And you’re throwing it all over a sex site like it’s nothing. AND ON MOTHERS DAY NONE THE LESS.

I am all for getting involved in politics. But go do it in the appropriate environment. Join a group, volunteer for your government officials, whatever you want. Do not use keyboard courage on a sex site on such a sensitive and personal topic

This is ridiculous

first off, happy mother's day to all those who made the choice to become mothers. and i hope all of you are thankful that your mother made the choice of raising you as best she could or giving you up for adoption so that you'd have the best life possible. i actually work with mothers, so i'm aware of how difficult it can be to raise children under difficult circcumstances. i have nothing but respect. i can't think of a better day to say my piece about this, honestly.

secondly. there's a block function. i encourage you to use it. don't worry. this isn't forever (at least here in Rumps). but i'm not going to stay silent across lush, so maybe you should just avoid for the foreseeable future.

thirdly. last i checked, as long as i don't break TOS i have the freedom to speak my mind in here. i'm not out to insult anyone. i do realize it makes people uncomfortable. lots of things i see and hear make me uncomfortable too. i deal with it. it's part of life.

oh, and i HAVE been in real life situations. i've had an abortion. it's not an easy subject for me, honestly. i also have been through it with other women. nope, not an easy subject at all. but staying silent and letting the right to make the choice is not an option as far as i'm concerned.

Quote by Denim_Daisy10

Hi peeps

grabbing an iced tea to go and retrieving my donuts and sports page .

making sure my booth is tidy .

Bar +politics = not a happy drinking place .

Some people come to get away from the politics of the world and to enjoy drinks and tunes .

Had to double check the name ..feels too much like think thank lite.

Stay safe and remember to be kind to those with different opinions

be nice if i could shed this body on occasion and enjoy pictures of donuts and tunes. be nice if i didn't live in a world where people are trying to decide for me what i can, and can't do, with this body. be nice if there was a bar, somewhere, i could just hang out in and pretend all this bullshit wasn't happening. trust me, i'd rather do all those things, but if i do, and my rights are slowly stripped away from me, and women like me, my regret will outweigh any joy i get from just sitting back and watching the world around me go cockwomble.

so maybe, just maybe, put up with the occasional 'unpleasantness' of having to hear 'politics' on the rare occasion that they rare their ugly head in here. or block me. i'm perfectly fine with that. i'm perfectly fine with people who have different opinions, up to the moment when those opinions infringe upon my rights as a human being, and then all bets are off.

not everyone has a platform to speak from. not everyone has the privilege that i do, of the wherewithal and time and energy to have their voices heard. maybe if people get uncomfortable enough they'll open up their eyes and look around at what's happening. long shot, but i tilt at windmills as a profession and it's what i've always done here at lush, so i'm not really going to stop now. i'm not taking away anyone's donuts or music videos, don't worry - it's not forever. at some point i'll be too busy doing something that makes an actual difference (ideally) to come in here and harsh your mellow.

btw, blame James. he brought the subject up in the first place.

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baby girl, don't hate the dick. I love sex and damn the dick in me better too, but failed birth control is also a thing. (though, fuck. you'd think there'd be man birth control besides condoms and sterilization by now, wtf Science?)

The supreme court was the last area of the united states government I thought still held hope for its people. I'll take another beer, please. This is bullshit.

it's not a man's job to worry about unwanted pregnancies. it's ours. if it happens, who is it that faces the greater consequences? we do. good guys stick it out. sometimes. for a while. assholes walk. we either carry a fetus to term and then raise a child as best we can, often by ourselves, or we walk the gauntlet as murderers. i don't hate the dick. i hate any (and it's not all) who treat us like nothing more than hosts. Roe v Wade is overturned, young girls are going to die. or grow up in poverty, their prospects at a better life for themselves and their children greatly reduced. we all know, some better than others, how hard it is to be a single mom. having that choice is all we ask. some will meet the challenge like champions, but they should have that choice, not be forced into it.

i understand that talking about abortion makes some people uncomfortable. honestly, though, it makes me uncomfortable to have my rights as a human being and an american citizen taken away from me. it should make ALL of us uncomfortable, so deal. one more thought....

If you want to stop abortions, you need to prevent the ‘disease’ - meaning, unwanted pregnancies and the only way to do that, is by focusing on men, because: MEN CAUSE 100% OF UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.

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I think that's really wonderful, and the ability to put a child up for adoption does not disappear with protecting the right to choose.

If someone really does not want to carry a pregnancy to term - legal or not - they will find a way, even if that way is unsafe and can lead to the death of both parent and child. Or result in liver or kidney failure in unsafe herbal/chemical remedies. In countries where abortion was or is illegal, deaths from botched abortions are higher. I wonder about their lives too and what they could have been had they not died in their prime from lack of access to a procedure or medicine that is safe.

There are also all the very wanted pregnancies where something goes horribly wrong, and a total abortion ban in certain states will make necessary procedures for missed miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies difficult or impossible to obtain until it is too late or sepsis has already happened. This will kill people who want to be parents and very much wanted to carry their pregnancy to term.

In the end, people can agree or not with abortion. That's a personal opinion and everyone has the right to feel how they want towards it. However, like with organ donations either while still alive or even after death, the decision of what to do with one's own body (even knowing that your bone marrow or kidney could save someone's life right now) is up to the person who's body that belongs to.

So as much as I understand and find adoption to be a wonderful thing, I just think that at the end of the day these decisions and choices remain something that should be protected in law because it's not about being pro-abortion, it's about having options, education, and access to important medical care. I'm happy you're here, but I don't agree with taking away options at the expense of hurting and killing people who are already born on this planet.

for the record, the way the Alito decision is written, it will also open the door to ban contraception, gay marriage and interracial marriage. for those interested, there is a nationwide protest being planned on May 14th.

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Got called an f'ing this evening and not in a good way, so that ends the week on a high note.

Be well, everyone.

Next time, own it like a boss. get a t-shirt made or something. works like a charm. don't let some asshole try to define you. be a f'ing , baby.

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Good evening, Valucia, and welcome to Rumps! I'm James, but you can call me Bear. I'm the 2nd Ass. Bartender around here.

I would recommend that you read some stories that deal with the issue of consent because it's a subtle one, and the boundaries are not always very well policed. That's not a criticism of the moderators. It's the reality of having human beings make judgment calls in a not-well-defined area. Different people will make different judgements, even when the criteria seem like they should be clear-cut.

Take the Mind Control category. If you control someone's mind, are they able to give consent? There was one series of about 8 stories in that category where the subjects of hypnosis were gradually taken further and further from being able to give consent. It didn't happen in any one story, but cumulatively, they became unwilling puppets – and the author got away with it.

Then there is the BDSM category, where the line between consent and imposing the Dom/Domina's will can be a matter of metaphysics. See, for example, Sprite's "Do You Want Ketchup With That?" series. The stories are excellent, and the submissive cedes more and more volition to her Mistress over time – willingly? I think? And it leads her to be flagrantly … abused? Although she finds it incredibly orgasmic. Read those stories for yourself and see what I mean.

If you'd like to discuss this further, with me or anyone else, say so. You could even start a discussion thread on it in the Forum.

Interesting question. I'm glad you raised it!

Can I get you something?

really? you're going to accuse me, of all people, of writing non-consent? smh. you're on a roll here, James.

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Hi there. Sorry, new to forums. I was also having trouble with the consent issue policy. So far, my series with Jada Versailles and Ayano Ilanescu is consensual sex or simulated non-consent, but later on, he becomes a really bad guy. I'm going to have to "bleep" or edit down a lot from those parts, I guess. But the story explains how a smart, capable woman can slide into an abusive situation. It becomes like a gambling addiction. When he's in a good mood, it's random and unexpected but it's a jackpot and people always go back to where they hit jackpot even if the person is doing bad shit at other times. I suppose Jada's journey will have to go "And then he was bad. The End!" haha maybe not that bad...

He, Valucia. welcome to the forums. I'm on one of the story mods just so you know, we're not fond of stories that delve into abuse. Of course it all depends on how it's handled. anything that blurs the line with non-consent or abusive situations get extensively discussed in the backroom before a decision is made - we take the subject very seriously so my suggestion would be to contact one of the mods (myself included if you wish) and discuss the specifics. we'll be able to give you some guidelines and make a call on if we think it's going to be allowed.

Ramones. DKs (Dead Kennedys). Bad Brains. Social Distortion. Black Flag.

Quote by AppleByBoom

Shhh.... that stuff's just for you

i wasn't talking about that thing you do with your tongue, btw. somethings are private. ;)

totally deserved. Apple does a LOT that a lot of you don't even know about. congratz, girl.

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I have always been concerned about this issue when it came to this area. My husband and I practice a lot, but I am very afraid of something that may prevent me from saying that it hurts or is scary, and he will not understand it and stop. Guys from https://www.bdsmchat.co advised me, as well as a signal, to make a few taps on the nearest surface in case my husband could not hear me. But another question is, what if I'm bound and can't knock on anything? All this is somehow difficult, and so far, I do not understand how to do it correctly and safely

hand signals. one finger means okay. two fingers mean slow down three fingers mean stop. or something similar. also, if you're not able to do any of those, as a responsible Dom, he should pause and make sure you're okay every time something different is introduced.