LET US NOW SET ASIDE CHILDISH THINGS
Sometimes, your geist grows up with you but ends up nothing like you expected. The singing cartoon dragon that delighted you in your youth may not reflect the sophisticated, composed persona you wish to convey as an adult professional. For some, a chameleonic appearance suite isn’t enough either. The behaviour of their childhood friend is frankly too juvenile for their current life, so they acquire a new geist to act as their domotic personal assistant.

But what becomes of their old geist?
While it’s not exactly suitable for resale, as it has already changed and adapted to its owner over the course of years, a geist is still a sophisticated LAI. Many of the quantronic retainers available for hire (see Infnity Corebook, p. 392) are orphaned geists, repurposed to serve some other purpose. And of course, some simply decommission their childhood geists, though the process often proves far more emotionally diffcult than most anticipate—less like upgrading your software and more like euthanizing a beloved family pet.

Many people can’t bear to part with their childhood companions, and even the understanding that they’re not truly sapient does little to dull the emotional attachment from the user’s side. More than a few dignifed professionals have an adorable old friend installed as the domotic manager of their personal estate, waiting like an excitable puppy for its master to return home.