"I'm sorry, I can't." You continue to refuse to make a wish. "It's not like I want anything bad to happen to you it's just..." You pause and think about it. You're scared of what could happen, but there's something else. You look at the girl crying and wonder what else it could be. You know you don't like seeing her like this, that much you're sure of.
As you think the Genie sobs more. You had to do something "Hey hey..." You gently take her by the shoulders and help her to her feet. "It's going to be okay." You wipe the tears off her face. "Look at me." You wait for her to look you in the eyes. "It's going to be okay. Understand? You will be okay, even if I never make a wish." You wipe more tears off. "Dry those tears and try to forget about wish granting, alright?" She stops crying but she's sniffling a bit.
"First things first." You begin. "What's your name?" You ask. Introductions were in order.
"Um..." The Genie looks away from you. "I don't have a name Master."
That'll be a problem. "Hmm... I can't go just calling you Genie..." You think for a moment. "How about Jinn? Do you like that?" She nods back.
"Alright Master, I'm Jinn I guess." Jinn gives a half grin. "Jinn Jinn Jinn... I like it Master!"
And there's another problem. "Next thing, don't call me Master anymore." You shiver just hearing her say that. "It makes it sound like you're my slave or servant or something. You aren't and I find it... disturbing. Call me Jack."
"I can't Ja... Ja... Master. You're my Master, I have to call you that. Ja... Ja..." Jinn keeps trying to say your name, fruitlessly.
You sigh. "You can call me Mas then. Just something other than... that." You can't imagine the looks you'd get if you had this woman
"Lastly, you don't grant my wishes unless I specifically ask you to grant a wish first. No taking me idly saying 'I wish' and then granting whatever thing I say." You knew that having a Genie around could have you accidentally wish for something and that could be very bad. "If I want a wish, I would say 'Jinn, please grant me this wish:' first. Do you understand?"
Jinn nods. "Okay Mast... Mas." Okay, she can manage that much at least.
"Alright. Remember if I ask or tell you to do something, that's also not a wish either." You point out. "You'll do it or don't do it of your own free will."
"My own... free... will?" Jinn looks at you oddly. "What's free will?"
Ooh boy... "That's a big question Jinn. Maybe later we'll get into that." That's a concept you really really don't want to have to get into right now. Now the question was what you were going to do next. Your whole plans for the day were thrown out of whack.
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