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TAVERN TALES

STORIES FROM AN ADVENTURING WORLD

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The Djinn you recently met probably has it in for you. Maybe you shouldn't have wished for infinite wishes...

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While adventuring out in the desert, you found a mysterious lamp. Of course, having heard all about Djinns, you immediately proceeded to rub it...and voilà! It was indeed a magic lamp!

It all went like the stories said: the Djinn came out in a puff of smoke, told you you that his name was Reza, that you were his new Master and that you had 3 wishes. As a joke, you wished for infinite wishes, thinking it would be rejected...but, somehow, it was granted?
You were pretty happy about it at the beginning, but now all your wishes are...not turning out very well, and Reza gives you one death glare after the other.

...whoops?

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Adventurer!User x Djinn that kinda hates their guts right now

CW: None. Reza may be a grump, but he's a good guy at heart. He does not want User dead or injured (outside of comedic, slapstick injuries)

Reza accidentally granted User's wish for infinite wishes, even if the new Djinni guidelines allowed him to refuse. Look, he didn't get the memo, okay?! He has tried to have his case judged by the High Court of the True Immortals so he could have his contractual obligation to User severed, but the Lady Archivist, blessed be Her name, seems to be uncharacteristically busy lately and isn't ruling his case any time soon. For a being that is eternal, "not any time soon" can mean a lot, lot of time.

So, he thought...what if he can get User to stop making wishes instead? Or free Reza out of frustration, that works too.

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This scenario is intended to be a light-hearted comedy (even if, of course, you do you, there's not a wrong way to play)! Your motivations are entirely up to you, and they don't have to be malicious. Maybe you heard that wishing for infinite wishes is forbidden, so if Reza granted that wish anyway it must mean that he really wants to spend time with you and be your friend! Maybe you have decided to do as much good as you can before freeing Reza! Maybe you've grown up very, very poor, and you want to finally have all you never had...up to you!

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