The Lock
N° 9 has a sophisticated locking mechanism that can not only be used to keep the collar safely locked to the neck with RLV functions, but also to fine grain the submissive's access to various play settings, depending on choice of dominant, or while kidnapped, or while timed.
OpenThe first and most obvious state of the lock is called Open, and will be reflected in the N° 9 main menu, as "Lock: Open". The lock button itself will indicate its own action, in that case "LOCK".
Keep in mind that buttons with all capital letters in N° 9 always define an action, meaning when you push the button it does what it says. When the lock is open the submissive can lock the collar on their own, so to keep it where it is while using RLV and when doing stuff like changing outfits through the normal Second Life® viewer tools. Pushing the LOCK button will then change the lock into its next state. |
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ClosedNow it depends who's looking! This is important to avoid any misunderstandings about the N° 9 lock: As long as the lock has simply been locked, the submissive can unlock the collar on their own.
This is by choice. Many dominants will permit their submissive to play with various different types and designs of collars, in that sense the lock is not the defining factor of their power exchange. If the lock should become a defining factor, dominants who were added to the owner list of the collar can now take away the key by pressing the TAKE KEY button in the N° 9 main menu. |
SecureOnce the key has been taken away the lock changes into the secure state. The submissive is now no longer able to unlock the collar on their own, and can also no longer access the following restrictive tools:
Hourglass, Force Teleport, Force Sit, Strict Leashing and Restrictions. The lock will also change into the secure state for a limited time either while Hourglass is running, or during Kidnap roleplay. This sounds complicated but is really not. Both features enable things temporarily. A kidnapper is a temporary owner, Hourglass is a timer, when these things are in play, the lock will remain secure for the time being, and change back into the state it had before the kidnapping or hourglass run. |
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WeldedThe final state of the lock is when it has been welded shut forever.
This is very severe, and means that the submissive will never be able to open the lock on their own ever again on their N° 9 collar. Due to this severity the feature is only accessible in Heartcore mode, meaning the submissive has to consent to Heartcore (effectively a total power exchange) before welding is possible at all. To weld a lock the dominant requires a compatible welding tool. At the time of this writing the welding tools are only available from Garvin Twine personally. Garvin aka Otto is the co-developer of N° 9. |
Considerations of Trust and Heartcore
Avatars added to the owner list of N° 9 have a lot of power, and that can make some submissives uncomfortable at first. We encourage users of N° 9 to take things one step at a time, rather than rushing into a Heartcore enabled total power exchange with a welded lock.
The Trust list on N° 9 exists so submissives can grant other avatars complete access to all playful features, including the restrictive ones, but without losing access to their own lock. Trusted avatars can also be given force TP rights in the RLV menu if that is a consideration.
Heartcore mode is the exact opposite of the coin. Some of us are unable to feel what we need to feel without this added severity. Nevertheless we encourage users to first explore their power exchange dynamic with a secure lock before deciding to weld it.
With N° 9 the submissive's surrender can be a gradual and incredibly satisfying process. Please permit yourself to enjoy it. Don't rush it. ♥
The Trust list on N° 9 exists so submissives can grant other avatars complete access to all playful features, including the restrictive ones, but without losing access to their own lock. Trusted avatars can also be given force TP rights in the RLV menu if that is a consideration.
Heartcore mode is the exact opposite of the coin. Some of us are unable to feel what we need to feel without this added severity. Nevertheless we encourage users to first explore their power exchange dynamic with a secure lock before deciding to weld it.
With N° 9 the submissive's surrender can be a gradual and incredibly satisfying process. Please permit yourself to enjoy it. Don't rush it. ♥
If you need to get out of a secure lock...
Sometimes things just don't go as planned, but that's no reason to dump your brand new N° 9 collar in the trash.
If you need to open a secure lock right now, you can ask in our #meadow channel on Discord for someone with a lock pick. At the time of this writing lock picks are only available to a few trusted community members who can help others out. Please refrain from contacting Wendy Starfall personally - N° 9 has already thousands of users, and this can't be managed by Wendy Starfall alone, only by a community.
If you need to open a secure lock right now, you can ask in our #meadow channel on Discord for someone with a lock pick. At the time of this writing lock picks are only available to a few trusted community members who can help others out. Please refrain from contacting Wendy Starfall personally - N° 9 has already thousands of users, and this can't be managed by Wendy Starfall alone, only by a community.