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       Steps of Serves
   DIR By: Lily
       Date: October 4, 2024, 3:09 pm
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       Although you may be required to prepare an entire meal, a serve
       of beverage alone is much more common. The basic framework of a
       SOUTHERN STYLE serve has nine (9) steps:
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       > 1. Approaching the Master; kneeling position/posture
       > 2. Acknowledging the request of the Master
       > 3. Going to the serving area
       > 4. Selecting the eating/drinking vessel
       > 5. Inspection and cleaning of the eating/drinking vessel
       > 6. Selecting and/or preparation of the food or drink
       > 7. Returning to the Master
       > 8. Approaching the Master; kneeling position/posture
       > 9. Offering of the food or drink
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       You will follow this pattern for most of your service.  However,
       with that being said, a NORTHERN STYLE serve is vastly
       different. Up North, slaves have a lot to do outside of serving
       food and drink.  Northern slaves tend to chores, and are
       constantly busy from dawn to dusk.  Every slave of the North is
       expected to do his or her share of the work, and it takes a lot
       of work to ensure that things are all set and ready for the long
       winters.  There are gardens to be dug, planted, weeded, tended,
       harvested, and so forth.  There are verr to be milked, fed,
       shepherded, shaved of wool and made ready for winter.  There is
       food to be cooked, storage to be checked and sorted, and even
       more to be done.  There is no shortage of chores to do for
       slaves here.  By the time evening rolls around, slaves are often
       exhausted and sent to kennel after their nightly bath.
       Thus, service is to be kept minimal.  This is not to say that
       you should not attend beautifully, respectfully and with the
       honor of your Home.  However, your service to expected to be
       short and sweet.
       Your initial service will include bringing forth a tankard or
       horn and horn stand.  You will fill these in the kitchen and
       bring them forth to the person you're serving.  If that person
       is a Free Man, you are to lean over His left shoulder to set the
       item to the table where He sits.  You can make this as sexy and
       sensual as you please.  If that person is a Free Woman, you will
       be demure in your service to Her, but you will place the item to
       the table where She sits.  If you are not then kept at their
       service, you are to be watchful of emptying tankards and horns.
       Should someone need a refill, you do not ask.  You simply fetch
       a pitcher of whatever they're drinking and unobtrusively refill
       their vessel.  Move on once you do this and either return the
       pitcher to the kitchen or make sure that everyone has a refill
       if they need one.
       With food, you will fetch whatever is asked for and bring it to
       the table in the same manner as serving drink.  When their plate
       is empty, simply remove it from the table and return it to the
       kitchen.
       The default type of service here is SOUTHERN STYLE.  However,
       should a Jarl enter and desire service, you may use the NORTHERN
       STYLE - or simply ask which style they prefer, as you are
       trained (or are training) for both!
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