Workshop description Tender Mercies - Aftercare With all the play - sometimes it's easy to forget about what comes AFTER the play, when you're both exhausted, the toys are used, and someone else is clamoring for the cross you just finished using at the party. Still, aftercare can be the difference between a one-time play session, and a long-term play relationship, or the difference between a scene gone horribly wrong and one that has some learning possibilities. In this workshop we'll talk about aftercare - how to negotiate it, how to ask for it, and the different kinds of aftercare that people offer and need. We'll discuss how different play scenes might require different kinds of aftercare and how aftercare can last different lengths of time depending on the situation. We'll also talk about the "dark side" of aftercare - people who use play just as an excuse to get aftercare because it's what they're really after, and how aftercare can sometimes take away from the D/s dynamic. We'll talk about realistic expectations, and the different kinds of care that both bottoms and tops need. We invite individuals to bring up past experiences (discreetly) to help share both positive and negative aftercare experiences. This workshop is upcoming. If you would like to teach this class (or know someone who should), please contact us at p3gatherings @ gmail. com.