User blog comment:Doctor Ibrahim/Ask the Doc and his Family!/@comment-30014014-20161115163339/@comment-28358106-20161116231811

I smile and nod. "It is. It's perfectly normal.  The fact is, in her formative time, the most fascinating subject to her will be you.  Whether or not you know it, she is constantly watching you, observing you and the nuances of your character.  She is completely taken by who you are."

Regina places a hand on my leg. "If I might, dear?"

I gesture. "Who better to tell you than another Golem?"

Regina folds her hands. "We Golems naturally seek out the mind of the one who will be our Master. We don't just love him, we love everything about him.  His face, his voice.  It isn't some mindless obsession, however.  We...we have difficulty identifying certain traits in human behaviors, and have trouble understanding them.  In a way, every Golem has a type of inferiority complex, a void in her heart that can be filled with only one thing.  Because we are constructs, we seek out the Master who will make us feel complete, make us feel as if we are a part of the natural world.  She refuses to leave, Sir Jester, because she would rather be with the one who guides her, cares for her, and makes her feel complete."

She looks off a bit. "It may seem sad in a way, and perhaps it is. We can never---no matter how advanced or how complex or how clever we are---never exist without our Master.  It isn't just a matter of needing his Spirit Energy, either.  It's a condition of our souls, for without the other half, ours is not complete.  Not ever."

The girls have stopped playing with their toys and have sat still, listening.

"Just know, Sir Jester, that in your Golem, you have a Mamono who will do anything for you, and love you with an aching fierceness that no other Mamono can match. As she grows, you will see it.  And don't worry about her finding others who share her interests.  She will seek that out soon enough."

She looks slightly embarrassed. "Oh...I've gone on too long. I do apologize."