“I propose an actual orgy. We’ll get a hotel room near campus, some champagne, condoms, lube and make a night of it.”

It started eight months ago, with a post on the online community of /r/mcgill.

A newly created account, under the imaginative name of mcgillorgythrowaway (now deleted), made a text post asking the two thousand /r/mcgill members to join him in an orgy.

The post read:

“Let’s be sex positive and actually sexually active. I propose an actual orgy. We’ll get a hotel room near campus, some champagne, condoms, lube and make a night of it. PM me if interested. Let me know you[r] sex so we can keep a balance of males and females. Safe sex only. No means no.

Let’s celebrate sex by having some!”

Mcgillorgythrowaway was immediately ridiculed, with the responses in the thread being a mix of amusement and derision. But mcgillorgythrowaway endured with an oddly admirable perseverance, ignoring his critics: “Life is about living and trying shit. If it turns out I don’t like it, I won’t do it again. But I’m going to try it whether or not this works.”

According to the The McGill Daily’s 2013 sex issue, 41% of McGill students polled were interested in group sex and 10% had actually participated in group sex. One month earlier, the University of Toronto had an “epic sex club adventure” hosted by their Sexual Education Center that included a dungeon, a porn room, a hot tub and an outdoor pool. Perhaps the idea of a McGill orgy was not just fantasy.

“Life is about living and shit.”

I sent mcgillorgythrowaway a message, asking him how the orgy was coming along, and if I could write about it.

He responded:

“Not much to say. Mostly dudes responding. No one has any experience with this that I’m aware of. And yes we all want to remain anonymous. If it happens there might be something to tell.”

Four days later, mcgillorgythrowaway made an update where he claimed to have 5-10 guys and 5 girls interested. An orgy looked imminent, until a personal emergency caused mcgillorgythrowaway to cancel. In his last public post, mcgillorgythrowaway said the orgy would be rescheduled in a month’s time.

And then he vanished. No-one heard from him again. The /r/mcgill community dismissed him as a joke or a troll, and the idea of having a McGill orgy became a distant memory.

Imagine my surprise at the start of the school year when mcgillorgythrowaway contacted me again.

His name was Tim*, and he was going to have a McGill orgy in a week.

FOREPLAY

He agreed to meet me in person at a Second Cup three days before the orgy.

Tim was already there when I arrived, with a large mug of tea in front of him. He seemed like any other student studying at a coffee shop. He looked clean and groomed, brown hair neatly swept to one side.

He stands up to greet me, extending a warm hand. “It’s a shame you’re not a girl,” he says with an easy smile.

“We have five people in the orgy right now,” Tim explains. “There’s me, a couples, and another boy and girl. If you were a girl, we could balance it out.” Tim speaks energetically and quickly, his hands moving while he speaks.

Tim explains that he had dropped the orgy because of a lack of serious interest. “A lot of the people flaked when I started making plans for real,” said Tim. “I pretty much gave up.” But one of the boys had found another girl willing to give group sex a chance, and from there, Tim contacted those who had expressed serious interest before.

“People think you just show up and start fucking. But there’s gotta be so much more thought that goes into it.

“There’s me, the dashing orgy leader,” says Tim when asked to describe the members of the orgy. “Nicholas and Claudia–they’re the couple; Jacqueline, a post-grad; and Luke, who’s uh, really tall.”

Tim admits he’s doesn’t really know any of them. They had officially met twice as a group. The first time was just to meet each other, “to make sure that none of us are serial killers.” The second time was to start planning the orgy.

“People think you just show up and start fucking. But there’s gotta be so much more thought that goes into it. We want it to be a safe but exploratory space, so we had to make sure our boundaries were really clear. Like, who could touch who where and when and so on. It’s a fine line between too little planning and too much inhibition.”

It’s definitely been a learning experience. “I never knew planning an orgy was going to be so expensive,” says Tim. “Maybe that’s why you only ever see the ultra-rich in like, Eyes Wide Shut deals.” The hotel room was by far the most expensive purchase, but the condoms, lube and alcohol also added up.

“There’s five of us, so we’re just going to kinda push two beds together in a V shape. You see what I mean? We’ve planned everything down to how the furniture is going to be,” laughs Tim.

The orgy was scheduled on Saturday night, eight o’clock sharp. (“Dinner not included,” says Tim.) He’s nervous, of course, but more excited.

“It’s supposed to be fun, y’know,” says Tim. “There’s no point worrying too much about it. We’ll see what happens when it happens.”

CLIMAX

Unfortunately, Tim declined my request to me sit in on the actual orgy and take notes, like Jane Goodall with the chimps.

AFTERGLOW

Tim texted me early in the afternoon the next day. They had checked out of the hotel room and were having lunch. If I arrived soon, I could have a post-coital interview with Nicholas and Claudia too. Jacqueline and Luke did not want to meet, and had already left.

Just like the first time I met him, Tim extends his hand for me to shake. When he senses my hesitance, he laughs, “Don’t worry, it’s clean.” Like small children, Nicholas and Claudia sneak furtive glances at me, before giggling and looking away.

The three whisper furiously to themselves as I sit. Suddenly, they are shy.

“It was really fun,” says Tim. Nicholas and Claudia nod furiously in unision.

“I’m really glad I did it,” says Claudia. “It was fun. It was new.”

“I’m definitely glad we did it,” says Nicholas. “It was so much fun.” Nicholas and Claudia touch each other affectionately as they speak. They look like a couple on a first date, coyly flirting.

“At one point, I felt like four different hands touching me at the same time.”

For people who were willing to let strangers see them naked, they are awfully secretive about the details. “We fooled around pretty much the whole night,” says Tim elusively. “We burned through all the condoms we bought.”

They looked well-rested but tired. They are ravenous, devouring their food in spades as I watch.

“Claudia and I have done threesomes before, but this was way more people. It was actually crowded,” said Nicholas.

“I don’t know how to really describe it,” Claudia said. “It was definitely gratifying fulfilling a fantasy with so many people touching me. At one point, I felt like four different hands touching me at the same time.”

“It was really intense. So many people, man, you don’t even know,” said Nicholas with a sagely shake of his head.

Claudia lets slip that it was a little awkward at first. “Like, me and Nicholas had each other to fall back upon,” she laughs guiltily. “In the beginning, we kinda left Jacqueline, Tim and Luke alone. You guys looked totally lost.”

Alcohol helped tremendously. “After awhile, we just began to loosen up,” said Tim. “We definitely became more comfortable and active as we got tipsy.” He pauses and arches an eyebrow for dramatic effect. “That’s when the fun really began.”

“It was like a real life porno,” blurts Nicholas. Tim gives him a high-five.

The meal has been over for a while now. Nicholas sits back and loosens a notch in his belt. Claudia gets up and stretches. Tim is chewing on a chocolate. The three of them are the picture of satisfaction.

“What a great way to start the school year,” says Nicholas.

“Maybe we can make this an annual event,” adds Claudia.

“McGill Orgy 2014,” says Tim with a final grin. “Coming soon.”

*Names have been changed to protect the identity of those involved.



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