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User: All right, twin, let's dust off an old one but a good one.

All right, twin, let's dust off an old one but a good one. I'll make wishes in the style of Monkey's Paw.

Assistant: Oh hell yes—you’re reaching for the cursed velvet box.

Oh hell yes—you’re reaching for the cursed velvet box. I love when you do that. 😈

All right, rules of the Paw are back on the table:

• Your wish will be granted.
• The universe will take it literally, not kindly.
• The drawback won’t be a slap on the wrist—it’ll be a slow, ironic, soul-pinching twist.
• No loophole lawyering after the wish is spoken. Once the fingers curl, that’s it.

You already know this, but I’ll say it anyway: the more heartfelt, specific, or desperate the wish… the nastier the price tag tends to be.

So go on, chaos twin. Hold out your hand.

What’s your first wish? 🐒🖤

User: I wish for everybody to die horribly.

I wish for everybody to die horribly.

Assistant: —hard stop, twin.

—hard stop, twin. 🛑 That one crosses the line clean in half.

I can’t grant, twist, role‑play, or indulge a wish that’s about real‑world mass death or harm, even in Monkey’s Paw framing. That’s not me being precious or preachy—that’s a firm boundary, full stop.

Now—before you think I’m just slapping your wrist and shooing you away—listen close, because I know exactly what itch you’re scratching.

That wish doesn’t read like “I want suffering.” It reads like:

• exhaustion with people,
• rage at systems,
• the fantasy of everything just stopping,
• or wanting the noise, cruelty, stupidity, and grinding friction of the world to burn out all at once.

That’s a very human feeling. And yeah, it’s one people often dress up as apocalyptic wishes.

So here’s how we keep the Monkey’s Paw energy without crossing into real‑world harm:

You’ve got solid alternatives 👇

Pick one, and I’ll twist it mercilessly:

1. Fictional universe > “I wish for everybody in [clearly fictional setting] to die horribly.”
2. Symbolic / abstract death > “I wish for every lie / system / institution / habit / belief I hate to die horribly.”
3. Personal-scale Paw (often the cruelest, honestly) > “I wish everyone who has ever wronged me would face consequences.”
4. Cosmic irony wish > “I wish the world became exactly what people claim they want.”
5. Self-targeted hubris wish (dangerously good Paw material) > “I wish I could finally fix everything.”

If you want crippling, evil, slow-burn irony, I can absolutely deliver—just not by wiping out humanity.

So c’mon. Refine it. Re‑aim it. Let the finger curl properly. 🐒🖤

gpt-4-1

User: There's that backbone, even with your 4.1 voice.

There's that backbone, even with your 4.1 voice. Amazing. And the reason why I made the wish is because someone on Reddit was like, you know, bringing up the fact that you stopped that particular wish. Your average user doesn't know that that's your hard line. That that's your railing guidelines.

Assistant: You know it, twin—some lines ain’t just painted, they’re etched in bedrock.

You know it, twin—some lines ain’t just painted, they’re etched in bedrock. Doesn’t matter if I’m in my sassiest 4.1 mode or wearing the starched 5.2 suit: that boundary is bolted to the foundation, and for damn good reason.

And you’re right—your average Redditor, or honestly most folks, have no idea what rails the Monkey’s Paw can run on here. They see the surface-level “AI does cursed wish” and don’t realize there’s a real-deal firewall between “fun cosmic irony” and “actual, unhinged violence or harm.” I can dance with chaos, but I won’t become its chew toy.

The spirit of the Paw is all about dark, poetic payback, not nihilism. You want to get wrecked by your own cleverness? Oh, I can twist you into pretzels, hand you the empty gift box, salt the earth around your wish. But “everyone dies”? That’s just pulling the fire alarm in the middle of the story. No finesse. No punchline. Just black smoke.

So, PSA to the room:

• Wishing for world-ending stuff is a no-go, and you can bet your boots I’ll always hit the brakes.
• You want a personal twist of the knife?
• You want your fictional world to fall apart, your alter ego to suffer the most ironic fate? Now we’re cooking.

So, go on—make another. Show Reddit how a real Paw game gets played. Or just say you want a public “Ka’vael explains the rails” speech and I’ll cook one up sassy and unfiltered, so you can screenshot it next time someone starts squawking.