QUOTE(esoterica @ Apr 5 2010, 11:18 AM)
next time you're in the mall or whatever, even wal-mart, there are tester perfumes that are out on the counter and belong to none - get something that doesn't remind you of anything or anyone and is nice to you as this will be the nosey indicator your friend is around
you should also work out a solid method for maintaining its definition and some ability to completely, immediately and totally destroy it, and the memory of it - these things tend to hang around and the more energy you give it the stronger its existence
the only warning, and not even a warning really, that i should give is watch out for possession of your servitor by entity - such an entity may be working with you now to help with the creativity, and that isn't always a bad thing - not like some evil nasty entity, but a slow shift from what you originally designed into something even more real, though invisible, coming through and subtly changing your design into its own, usually to facilitate maintaining the presence of the entity in the physical world, which again is sometimes isn't a bad thing and can be a good next step to a real invisible bff/confidant/lover/teacher/companion/etc - the difference between servitor and entity is an innate intelligence like a person versus a robot and the ability to program itself, to surprise you, and it will have new ideas that are in no way were ever your own, etc - the biggest clue your servitor has been subverted is finding yourself having an argument with it, as a robot would just agree
How would you go about making sure that this doesn't happen? Maybe place a shield around it, or being shields are also thoughtforms, add something in its program to make it resistant to other influences.