KAPOW! An Impactful Intensive w/ Maeve McBride - 3 Classes & Play Party

About Lady Vivus & Atomic Army

Lady Vivus (she/her) is a spiritually & culturally driven sex positive educator & organizer. Lady Vivus identifies as a Bootblack, Switchinatrix, hucow & self-proclaimed “Jewish American Pleasure Princess”. Lady Vivusis an out, proud, & fierce-as-fire transwoman with a passion for empowering other trans folx & their loved ones. Her personality is best described as “Fran Drescher with a whip”. While hailing from Detroit, Michigan, she has settled in Salem, Oregon, where she serves as the majordomo for her leather family, the Atomic Army.

At a young age, she became a believer in leather the first time she saw Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tight ass in leather pants while watching Terminator 2. Since then, she has found a spiritual outlet through leather that's driven her love of bootblacking & leather care to new heights.

In her previous 9-5, Lady Vivus assisted in running one of the few behavior services agencies in the world dedicated to supporting folx displaying sexually maladaptive behaviors. During that time working in the field of social sexuality, she was grateful to be able to author sex & gender positive curriculum, as well as curriculum around healthy relationship development. She doesn’t see herself shying away from her love of cultivating connection through sex positive education.

She hopes to inspire others to enjoy sexuality & dynamics from an authentic place, as well as help folx their spiritual place with leather & find healing within it. Her love of community, education, & sharing ideas with other sex-positive folx is insatiable. Lady Vivus also serves as the lead organizer for the Salem Munch. She also currently serves as a resident bootblack for the Portland Eagle & formerly 50 Shades of STFU, & Jiffy Kink.

In short, Atomic Army's intent is to be spiritual and to support others' own authentic approach to spirituality, expression, and education. Atomic Army's intent is to be spiritual in its actions. Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning, and purpose to our lives. Using spirituality and the law of attraction will bring our goals to life for us and those around us to make the world better.

Atomic Army's Shared Goals:

• To inspire others and ourselves to explore and utilize spirituality in any form.
• To inspire others to reach what "authenticity" means to them.
• To better educate others about play, the lifestyle, and emotional intelligence.
• To help grow the sex-positive community in the Willamette Valley and elsewhere.
• To help promote pluralism among the leather community.
• To get our rocks off.

“Each person is a drop in the pool of life, and without all of us together, there would be no swimming”. - Mistress Sierra

Play stations available:

Dungeon:

• Medical Table
• Sex furniture
• St. Andrew’s Cross
• Electric Chair
• Play Table in the jail cell
• Bondage bed with limited suspension capabilities
• Sling
• Suspension (rated up to 300 lbs.)
• High Heel Shoe Chair (great for bondage or floggings)
• Bondage chair (also has cut out for CBT)
• Semi-standing metal cage
• Dog cage
• Deprivation Coffin
• Spanking horse

Backyard:

• Smoking Area
• Play area on bars that can hold limited suspension

Party Rules:

There are play stations in the dungeon, and a gathering/smoking area in the backyard. Please keep noise levels appropriate to the area. The neighbors are aware, but they can still hear you.

• Mistress Sierra is a certified Dungeon Master with current CPR and First Aid certifications from the American Red Cross. There is a first aid station located in the medical room. If you need it, use it.
• If you brought a guest, you are responsible for that guest and their behavior. It is your responsibility to make sure that your guest understands etiquette and party rules. Should your guest get out of line, both you and your guest will be asked to leave.
• A smoking area is set up outside. Please smoke in appropriate areas only.
• Alcohol and illicit drugs are not allowed at this party.
• Do not assume that the attire makes for the position. Simply said, a collar does not make a sub any more than a flogger makes a top or dominant. When in doubt, ask.
• Be tolerant of things you didn't expect. There will likely be a variety of kinks and types of people. All deserve common courtesy.
• Keep your cell phone silenced.
• Photography is only allowed if all persons in the picture agree to have their picture taken. Be aware of who is in the background of your photo. Also, each person must give consent before the photo is posted publicly.
• This is not a pick-up joint. You may politely ask others to play, but if they say no, respect their wishes.
• Just because someone is a dominant does not mean you have to obey them. Just because someone is a sub does not mean they have to obey you. Actually, this rule of thumb goes for submissives, bottoms, tops, and doms of all kinds.
• No one who is not your own personal partner owes any deference to you beyond common, everyday courtesy.
• Do not touch people's toys, floggers, etc. that are lying around without finding the owner and asking. This includes the items hanging on the walls of the dungeon. Even if someone lets you hold a flogger, it is also courteous to ask again before swinging it through the air at an imaginary target or your forearm. Do not run a knife or wartenburg pinwheel along your skin to test its sharpness---the owner might have gone to great pains to sterilize the blade in expectation of an upcoming scene, and sharp edges break skin without always leaving marks or drawing blood.
• The house safeword is RED for stop. A Dungeon Master/Monitor (DM) will intervene in a scene if they hear the word RED and the top in the scene does not stop the scene. Once RED is called, the DM will assess the situation, aid as needed, and stop the scene if necessary.
• If a scene interferes with the bottom's ability to speak (gags, hoods, etc.) a pre-approved safe signal must be arranged between the DMs and party hostess PRIOR to beginning the scene. All scenes starting prior to obtaining this approval will be interrupted.
• Tops or dominants are NEVER to leave their submissive/bottom unattended during play. Should you need to leave the room, ask the DM or other trusted person to watch over your play partner until you return. Use common sense.
• Leave space for the top to move, swing a flogger, etc. during a scene. If the room is too crowded, stand against the far wall or leave the room. If the top asks you to move, then move! If you get close enough to disturb the scene, the top would be within their rights to swing the whip at you.
• Be quiet while scenes are going on! Be polite, and don't talk. Yours could be the remark that ruins a wonderful scene for someone.
• Do not address comments or questions to the top or the bottom while they are playing! Do not ever touch or get too close to the scene.
• Do not join in scenes, even if it looks like they are free-for-alls. Join in only if the top clearly beckons you in.
• Do not hog play furniture for hours on end with your own scene. If play furniture and play spaces are scarce, ask the host for an estimate of a reasonable amount of time to use it.
• Respect the playspace. Clean up after messy scenes. Avoid blood splatter. Wipe down equipment with supplied antibacterial wipes after each use. Use a drop cloth when waxing. Condoms, lube and gloves are supplies. Please use them if you are not fluid-bonded with your partner.
• If you feel uncomfortable about anything at the party, talk to the hostess. We want feedback so we can create an environment that accommodates a variety of comfort levels and so we can decide what kinds of play and which attendees make for enjoyable parties. We cannot handle a situation if you do not tell us.
• Do not mention anyone at the party to those not at the party without that person's express permission to name them.
• Especially do not post to the list or any other public forum in a way that identifies someone else without permission.
• Even mentioning someone in an email without that person's permission can be considered a violation of etiquette.