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Reply to comment by jointheclockwork in [WP] A man finds a genie's bottle, complete with a real live genie. Instead of blindly asking for wishes, he first asks politely for the genies advice on what to wish for. by mdsmestad
*3 days later*
Djimmie had really enjoyed his time off. He hadn't had any fun since before he made the deal with Zeus and a good old fashioned 3 day weekend had really recharged his batteries. Still, the thought of the crazy list the kid had dreamt of had left him a bit nervous.
"Mr. Genie! You came back like you said!" Franklin leapt at the djinn and hugged him. Djimmie was a bit taken aback but he couldn't blame the kid for his excitement.
"I did! And please, just call me Djimmie."
"Your name is Jimmy?"
"No. My name is Djimmie. Same pronunciation, different spelling."
"How do you know how I spelled it?"
"Look, do you want all the answers in the universe or do you want to get on with this wishing business?"
"Sorry. Sorry. Right! One sec!" Franklin said as he ran from the dining room to go get his list of wishes. Djimmie looked around to see it was a well maintained but older home. Definitely not built with the large djinn in mind as, even sitting, his horns scraped the ceiling.
It wasn't a moment after this thought that Djimmie could hear the tell tale 'thump thump thump' of excited feet on old wooden floors. Franklin appeared through the doorframe and nearly fell sliding on his socks if Djimmie hadn't caught him.
"Woah there! Chill, dude! Chill," Djimmie said as he stood the boy upright. He was careful not to hurt Franklin with his great claws.
"Here!" the kid said as he flapped about a spiral notebook in front of the much larger djinn. Djimmie couldn't help but smirk... at least until he opened the notebook and saw that it was full. Like every page front and back full.
"I went through three different notebooks and that's my final draft! I hope there's enough good wishes in there!" Franklin beamed.
"Hmm...," Djimmie thumbed through and gave every possible wish a thought. It only took him two minutes while Franklin stood in excited silence.
"Okay, Franklin. Here's the deal; I read the entire list and I would suggest these 3," Djimmie gestured and 3 lines of text dethatched from the notebook to widen and expand in the air so that both could easily read them. "These were the ones I can do easily enough that there's not major repercussions but still give you something to work with. If you're happy with them, wish away."
Franklin looked over the 3 wishes he had written and was surprised but happy. Djimmie could see the sparkle in the boy's eyes. Kid on Christmas indeed.
"Genie- Sorry! Djimmie! For my first wish, I wish for a small fortune that nobody will question and the government will just ignore!" Franklin shouted with joy.
"Inside voice, please. Wish granted," Djimmie nodded.
"For my second wish, I wish to be in good physical health for the rest of my life," Franklin wished.
"Done."
"For my third and final wish, I wish that anyone else who finds your lamp will ask for your wisdom and use their wishes for good," Franklin stated plainly.
"Done and done. It's been good kid. Take care of yourself. I only got 200 more people to go before my deal is complete so if I make it before you die you're gonna be my best man. Peace!" Djimmie says as he disappeared in a flash. And just like that the room had one less djinn but one boy who wanted to use his good health and new wealth to help. Djimmie had absolute faith in the kid to do so.
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