whipping/flogging as corporal punishment - how to stage realistically?
I'm working on a story in which one character (Character A) is compelled to physically discipline another (Character B), using some sort of flogger or whip. The characters in question are two able-bodied men in their late twenties / early thirties. They're both physically fit and approximately the same height.
( Cut for mild descriptions of violence. )
( Cut for mild descriptions of violence. )
When you say "not proficient," how not-proficient are you envisioning? Because hitting things with other things actually does take some practice, and I say this as someone who has accidentally hit herself in the face with a riding crop more than once. (I don't recommend it.)
Can't help with the other question, sorry.
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Ack, I forgot to mention the setting. This is science fiction, set on another world, which I'm still developing. A & B are human, and they're trying to negotiate some sort of peace treaty with this race of people who are very strict in terms of discipline, and their leader is a bit of a sadist. B speaks out of turn, so the leader of this alien race insists that A punish him or he won't sign the treaty.
A is actually quite skilled at hand to hand combat, and probably a number of weapons. He's very clever and well-coordinated, but he's never had any reason or desire to beat another person.
I was thinking of a whip because then there might be scarring (gotta heap the guilt on Character A!) but I can see the leader carrying a cane or some other kind of blunt instrument.
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