I totally blew a call the other day. Occasionally a call will feel flat which usually means the caller and I didn’t connect. (Not always though. Monotone Man’s calls always feel flat and he’s been a regular for years.) The other day a call just failed. I’ll guy the guy Disappointed Client because that’s what he was by the end.
The call started off alright. DC told me he was a sissy. This seemed like a good sign-typically I do well on sissy calls. On the whole sissies make for fun calls. When I asked some more questions he told me his wife sissified him and kept him in chastity.
These were two good ingredients for a call. I tried to get a feel where DC wanted to go. But the call started stalling out. I’d ask him leading questions like what are you wearing today and he’d say “nothing” because he was at work. Trying another tactic I asked what sort of thing his wife dressed him in. He did answer but it was an abbreviated answer as if the question annoyed him.
Typically sissies like to talk about their girlie clothes so his boredom perplexed me. Switching directions I asked about the chastity. He seemed to liven up at the question but not by much. After he finished telling me about his chastity device he relapsed into silence. I was silent myself trying to figure out what he wanted.
Questions weren’t working so I again switched directions. I told him “Well if your wife ever let me borrow you…” and started talking about a sissy/cuckold fantasy. I paused here and there to see if he’d comment. I wasn’t expecting a huge amount of words but an “oh yeah” or “tell me more” would have been good feedback.
But there was nothing. No comments, no moaning, no sighs even. I fell silent again and tried to think. What did he want?
DC broke the silence. “Can we just stop the call?” Shit, I had blown it. Normally when I have a flat call the guy finishes the fantasy and just doesn’t call again. You know it’s bad when they want to make an abrupt end like he did.
I told him we could end the call but asked if something was wrong. DC said I was very nice to try but I just wasn’t arousing him. Figuring he’d hang up any second I went for a question sure to provoke a comment-”But you’re in chastity I thought you didn’t want to get aroused?”
I wasn’t trying to be bitchy-I wanted a critique of the call. Hearing criticism of my phone work is hard but I wanted the feedback. Perhaps I was having an off day and DC could tell me something that I could work on.
“You have too much hesitation. It just isn’t working.” After saying those words he hung up. Too much hesitation?! But he was the one barely talking!
There’s something that just sucks when you blow a call like this. Thoughts of “am I losing my touch” and “maybe I didn’t pick up on something that he said” went through my head afterwards.
I will admit that first calls aren’t my strong point. Once I get to know my clients I fall into a groove with them and crank out the great calls. I tend to let new clients talk a lot. The more details they give me the better call I can give them. Sometimes this weirds guys out. When asked why I’m not saying anything I’ll reply “I’m listening to you.” Typically they like this and it’s especially good for those that have never gotten a chance to talk about their desires. I also hate interrupting. I don’t want to cut them off when they’re giving me good material to use in the fantasy.
After DC hung up I replayed the call in my head. Did I really hesitate too much? It didn’t seem like it. Perhaps he wanted me to constantly talk. One of my regulars likes constant chatter. When I pause to take a sip of water he’ll urgently say “keep talking”. DC didn’t indicate he wanted that sort of thing though. It’s like he wanted me to instinctively know where to take the call when in reality I didn’t have a clue.
Later that night I talked to two of my regulars. One was a sissy who thanked me profusely before hanging up like he always does. The other was a forced cocksucking call that went smoothly. I was thankful for both calls because they were a boost to my PSO esteem.
After working the phones for six years I know that not every call is going to be stellar. There are going to be clients that just don’t click with me. I try to remember this but it still feels deflating when a client wants to end the call abruptly.
Posted by Vixen as PSO Confessions at 11:00 PM CDT