I’m just reminded of the episode of Fairly OddParents where Timmy wished for a lawyer to write up his wish for the genie.
I heard that in some cultures genies are enslaved demons and malicious compliance is the only way they have left to fight back
Genie vs Jafar… you can tell by the colour ;)
That would be the Djinn
genie is the djinn, it’s just an anglicized version of the same word. they’re not demons and the enslaved part is mostly just fairy tales. culturally the djinn are just unseen people, living in some sort of parallel state of being that doesn’t affect humans and vice versa. some believe they can sometimes interact or appear as well.
just like humans they are supposed have free will, can be good or bad people, believe in god or not, and even face judgment after death like humans as well.
I thought it was a morality tale about how people should not be greedy and instead find happiness in their life via their own means
Absolutely love this anf probably gona use this for dnd
I want a novel about a genie who tries to work with you in breaking down a wish to be as specific as possible to get your desired outcome. But then you and the genie start to uncover how difficult it would actually be to get the specifics of your wish without it causing massive problems in the world around you (the genie effectively provides simulations of how it plays out before actually granting the wishes). Like a lawyer / pedantic genie or similar.
You might really enjoy this comedy sketch: https://youtu.be/lM0teS7PFMo
That is definitely in the right area, and it was excellent!
Obviously, non sketch form, so things can really start to be fleshed out, but I understand the need for a short form, too.
That was excellent!!!
Isn’t this the plot to Bedazzled? Bedazzled (2000)
Sorta, but I want the genie and wisher to really take time and plan, discover issues and loopholes, conflicts, etc. All before the wishes are actually granted (if ever).
I had usually seen it explained that the genie is somehow magically enslaved into the whole wish granting thing and, as one might expect, quite resentful of that, so finding ways to twist wishes they’re forced to grant into something undesirable to the wisher becomes a way to rebel
If you could grant wishes and people kept bothering you, how long would it take before you started messing with them just because it was funny?
If I were a genie, I would grant people’s wishes without any twists (usually) but then I would also turn the people into funny animals. It’s not what they wished for but who said I can’t do anything except grant wishes?
It’s just that chaotic vibe. You wouldn’t get it.
Genies are probably just super bored stuck in their magic lamps, have to get their entertainment when and where they can.
