endgames | 024 -- [Action]

[It is on the fourth day of the experiment that Shikamaru leaves his apartment. Free of those stupid thought bubbles, this should've been a good thing. But as he walked, it felt like he was being drawn to something. A weird breeze picked up. The sky literally became overcast. Ominous shit, man. 8|

It's only when he walked past a tree that he saw it. His old foe thought long gone when he defenestrated it months ago.]

Oh, not this again-

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May 27 - June 1

[For these four days of the experiment, around the village there is a ~~toaster~~ ~magic lamp~ waiting to be found. In that tree! On that bench! On top of that fountain! How did it get in all these weird places? NO IDEA. But pick it up, and BAM. SMOKE ~~PELLETS~~, and you suddenly have your very own genie (barefoot, with an outfit something like this). Careful what you wish for.]

Can we make this quick?

[[ ooc: So Shikamaru's fairy-taled into a genie again! You get three (3) wishes, and he will be 'granting' them as literally as possible.

As per the guidelines of the old fairy-tale event: nothing wished for is actually real. It will look like it is! But your character is either interacting with something imaginary or a mundane object: like thinking they picked up a magic lamp when it's really a toaster. Wish to be a sorcerer? While effected it's like COOL YOU HAVE MAGIC POWERS. Only not really, you were just pointing at things.

TL;DR: it's one giant game of pretend. Have fun. 8|b ]]

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[He shoots him a skeptical look, but since it's Shikamaru, he doesn't question it.]

Next you sort them by plausibility, and difficulty to accomplish.

[Another split second of making a thinky face.]

Check. Now?

Clap your hands.

...Do you really think I'm that gullible?

No, I was just bored.

[LE SHRUG. You gotta make your own entertainment when you're a genie, okay.]

So of those thousand, throw out the ones you can do yourself. Much as it pains me to say it, you'd do it better anyways.

Why would I wish for anything I could do myself? Because you're right--anything I'm capable of, I'd do it better.

Because you're the type who bothers people for [baked goods] things when you could get off your ass and get them yourself at the store.

...It's the cookies, isn't it. You're bitter about the cookies.

[Sure, he could do that. But what's the fun in that? He likes to be rewarded things from other people.]

That's besides the point. [But because he just gave you one!!] Eat your damn cookie.

[He looks at it, before holding it out towards Shikamaru.]

Look. Have I earned this? No. But you have. So here. Take it. Take this cookie.

[He sighs, longingly.]

I would, if only it were full of arsenic.

[He makes a face.]

That's hurtful. I thought you were just thrilled about having my company.

Who wouldn't be, with this stimulating conversation.

That is, in fact, an excellent question. And you still haven't explained the real use of the ungrantable wishes, yet.

Right. I was building up to that but it's taking too long.

I've got time. And so do you, in fact. Seeing as how you aren't free until I make another wish.

I'm cutting the crap and skipping over the meaningful speech, is all. It was going to be great. But oh well.

The point is, you got a thousand ideas to pick from to decide what you really want.

Oh, so know we're getting philosophical? That's not really my style, Shiko.

That's not philosophy, that's good decision-making skills. Maybe you should wish for that.

No, thanks, already have that. I want a lot of things the most. That's just the way I work.

Great. You're all seven of the deadly sins rolled into one.

That must be why I'm such a popular guy. Any other words of wisdom?

Yeah. Toasters suck.

Okay--here we go. First lesson in engineering. You can't say something electrical sucks until you take it apart and know exactly why.

[Hey, not bad for making it up on the fly.]

Oh? [It's lesson time? He glances at the lamp, then back to Tony.] Is running on evil a possibility?

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