"The being of the slave, like the being of the Master,' she said, `it is a totality." ~Players of Gor page 176~ dina is often asked if she is a real slave when she ventures into chat, and was even told at one point that she couldn't possibly be real, apparently because she is a Gorean slave. dina is real though, she is property of Master. It is not a game she plays at online, it is who and what she is. Whether she is offline or online, dina is dina, slave to Master. she has a family that she loves as a mother, daughter, sister, niece, and cousin. she is one friend in a circle of friends, some she has known since elementary school, some she has known only a short time. dina treasures their friendship as they treasure hers. dina is permitted and encouraged to vote. she drives, goes shopping, watches movies, and plays video games, and she goes to museums, and fairs. she also goes to school full-time and works part-time. dina enjoys country music, and good rock music, from a time when rock music was actually good. dina believes in God, in justice, and in the pride a slave has in her Master. she has thoughts and feelings, expressing them honestly, and openly. she is NOT, however, a mindless doormat. dina gets angry, sometimes very angry. However, she has come a long way in “anger management”, with deep appreciation to Master and His guidance.  dina very much enjoys the closeness that she and bani now share. The word friendship doesn't even begin to cover what it is that we have between us. The two of us couldn’t be any more different. Yet, we are both slaves, each of us serving Master with all of our hearts. we both have traveled a rocky, and anguish filled life before we met Master. He is the One though Who made the difference in our lives, enriching them beyond anything either of us could have ever hoped or dreamed for. dina is not saying that our lives are perfect. There are bumps in the road that we travel. But, we have the ability now to move past them (especially in the new car He permits us to drive **grins**). Master gives that to us, and so much more.    So, dina is real, very much so. Everything she is now is because she is owned by Master. He is the only One Who truly understands and knows everything about her. And even though dina is not flawless, His collar is still around dina's neck. she will strive as hard as she can to keep it there. Master has shown dina that life truly can be filled with joy, love, and wonder. she followed her heart and it lead her to Master. she serves Him with all of her being because she loves Him with all of her being.