He was bored, a beautiful ship outputting the power of a sun, and he was bored. "Computer, is there anything on that I haven't seen one million times already?"
"There is 'Sometimes Fires Go Out', you only seen that one 104 421 times." Being immortal had it perks, but relief from boredom wasn't one of them. "However I have picked up a signal from a primitive species." Oh sweet heavens, finally some fun!
"Yes! Set course." His favorite past time, dressing up as primitive species mythological creatures and granting them wishes. That they would then go horribly wrong was just part of the fun!
It was of course; childish, quite rude and most likely broke a bunch of intergalactic laws. More importantly however, it wasn't boring.
"So, what do they call themselves?" Some intel before the show was always good, although with the holograms the AI could create it didn't matter that much.
"Humans. It seems they have a mythological creature called; genie, that would fit the current circumstances."
"Even better, alright I'm ready. Beam one aboard!" Ah a chance to mess with some primitive species, finally! He wondered what the first wish would be. Hopefully world peace, that one was always fun.
Showtime! "Oh feeble human before you I, an all powerful genie, stand! You will be given tree wishes, with tree rules; no wishing for death, no falling in love and no bringing anyone back from the dead. What is it that you desire?"
The rules where mostly there to guide primitives away from the boring predictable stuff. Kill my neighbor, let me bang their wife and bring back my beloved pet Ruffious. Ugh, drivel!
The human looked around a bit, confused. Holograms would make sure whatever he saw was fitting for the circumstances. Then it looked as if he had decided on something, oh what would it be!
"I wish my socks were tongues." Right, now how could he spin this... to, ehm, go wrong?
"...are you sure?"
"Look this is clearly not real and I have always wondered, so hurry up now!" This wasn't supposed to happen.
"Did I say tree rules? Sorry, I meant four. No wishing for... that." He hadn't expected a wish quite so, strange.
"All powerful my ass, come on."
"It's part of the rules I just made up, now get on with the wishing!"
"Fine! I wish for infinitive wishes." Now he was just annoying him for no reason.
"Whatever, just get on with it!"
"Really? Wow! Alright then, I want one of those angry worms!"
His computer started feeding him some information. "Do you mean snakes?" Lets see, quiet with very painful poison. Likes to hide. Fuck bringing that on his ship. "No."
"Bear with chainsaw for hands!" Was the human just messing with him?
"How do you feel about world peace?" Come on now, the primitives always loved that one.
"Pff, like that can happen." Clearly the human mind couldn't stretch quite that far. A bit smaller then.
"Peace in the middle east?"
"That's even more unlikely!"
"How could it be more, when- no fuck this! Computer beam him back."
"Wait, how about-" and then he was gone, good riddance to him.
"Computer, start playing 'Sometimes Fires Go Out'." It was dull, dull unbearable dull. But after his human experience, he felt that his life needed a little more boredom.
Oh, you thought I just made that title up? Hahah, no. Here is: Sometimes Fires Go Out