Genie Chronicles Ch. 12

"Several other girls, yes."

"And have they gone on to infect others?"

"A couple."

"So, if I said that I would like for any girl that he has infected, and any others that they have infected, and so on, were to be cured, you could do that? Is that a good example of a 'cone'?

"Yes and yes. You are close enough to the boy to include everyone he has infected and so forth."

"Ok, then do so, please, although don't let them think that this is a green light to go out and have dangerous sex again or anything."

Tingle. "Done."

"As for the ass-wipe himself, who has knowingly infected those girls, or at least knowingly endangered them, let's have it so he can never do so again. He won't be able to get an erection or function in any other way sexually with a partner unless that partner is fully informed and willing. I am assuming that would have to be someone who is also infected. Oh, and 'informed and willing' also means no rape or sexual assault, or any assault, for that matter. Can't have him taking his frustrations out on innocent folks."

Tingle. "Done."

They rode a few moments in silence before Jack asked. "So, would your powers allow someone to be infected with a terrible disease that might go on to kill a lot of people? Maybe everyone?"

She looked at him seriously. "Yes."

"Holy Crap!" He had a thought. "Has that ever happened before? AIDS, maybe?"

Her eyes flashed. "It is certainly possible, although I cannot actually determine if AIDS was so created."

"Not sexual enough?" he asked doubtfully.

"It isn't that. AIDS could have quite possibly been created by magic initially, but in so subtle a fashion that I cannot detect it. If suddenly one guy had it and started infecting people, then maybe, but it didn't develop that way."

"Huh. So, if another Genie did do something like that, could you detect who it was?"

She shook her head. "No. That goes back to not being able to find other Jinn."

"And you couldn't undo it unless it was by a less powerful Genie, right?"

"Correct."

"So, how could it be stopped?"

"Well, in the case of something like AIDS, pretty much how it is being combated now; sexual education, prevention, and drug research."

"Ah." He thought for a moment. "So, could you create an AIDS cure that could be distributed by drug companies?"

"Yes. But keep in mind that its introduction would need to be just as subtle to avoid it being clouded under suspicion."

"Ok. Man! I'll have to think about that. I hate to let anyone else die of AIDS that doesn't have to, but I see what you mean. It needs to be done the right way or no one will accept it." He sighed. "Wow, this conversation sure has taken a serious turn. What say we go rent a movie or something?"

"Sounds great, Jack."

They rented a comedy and headed home. After enjoying it with several bags of popcorn, they traded it for an adult DVD, proceeded to put the on-screen sex to shame, and went to bed tired but contented.