Loop Holes

The setting is in a desert cave beneath the depths of the ruined palace. The path was treacherous but our adventurer braved the extreme heat and merciless path to finally find the lamp of Agro-dabifun, the ancient sultan who claimed to have discovered immortality and limitless wealth. He was horrendously executed for rumors of using dark magic and was buried deep beneath his palace where he could never be found. Until now...

Adventurer: "There's an inscription on this lamp, but it is covered in dirt." He wipes off the debris and copious amounts of smoke pour out. It coagulates into a humanoid form.

Genie: "At last! I am free! For your servitude, mortal, I will grant you three wishes. Ask anything you wish, and it will be given to you."

Adventurer: "... only three?"

Genie: "Yes, whatever you wish, I shall grant it."

Adventurer: "Ok, but why three? Why not five or ten?"

Genie: "I beg your pardon?"

Adventurer: "Are you somehow limited only three? I mean, unless you have some handicap on your magical ability, you should be able to grant a limitless amount of wishes. I feel like I'm being jipped here."

Genie: "SILENCE! You dare question my power!?"

Adventure: "Oh, no. Your power is evident. I'm questioning your logic on why three is the magic number, no pun intended."

Genie: "I have decided of my own accord that I shall grant three wishes and three wishes only. Unless you have decided that having only one will suffice if it follows your reasoning!"

Adventurer: "Ok! Fine, I'll take three wishes. I have another question, though."

Genie: "What is it now, you annoying scum?"

Adventure: "You said whatever I wish, it will come true."

Genie: "Yes."

Adventure: "But what if that's not possible? Once again, not doubting your power, but could you... say... make a square circle?"

Genie: "... I don't follow."

Adventure: "Look, it's really simple. You say I can wish for whatever I want, so I would assume you could bring impossible and illogical things into reality."

Genie: "So, what do you want me to say?"

Adventure: "Just be more specific with your words. You're being very general, and it's causing quite a bit of confusion."

Genie: "Your wish is my-"

Adventure: "That's not a wish."

Genie: "You asked me to do someth-!"

Adventure: "No, I asked you to clarify the parameters of your verbal promise to me in the exchange for my service. It's not a wish because it directly relates to what exactly it is you are promising me. It's how bargaining and trading are done."

Genie: "FINE! I, the genie, hereby promise you the exchange of three wishes, which are numbered at the discretion of myself, for your servitude of releasing me from my lamp. These three wishes will be limited to logical results that exist in this universe."

Adventurer: "Excellent! Thank you for clarifying. Now, I wish for three more wishes."

Genie: "Are you serious? No!"

Adventure: "Why? Is it logically impossible for you to grant more wishes?"

Genie: "As a matter of fact... yes. Since I only promised you three... it would break our... contract."

Adventurer: "Ah, I see. That makes perfect sense. Ok, I wish for more genies."

Genie: "I can't do that."

Adventurer: "Why not? It fits the parameters of our agreement."

Genie: "But... fine, ok. What else?"

Adventurer: "I would like the ability to travel through time."

Genie: "Hey, that's pretty good. It's been awhile since I've don-"

Adventure: "To be specific, I'd like the ability to travel back in time to the exact moment you granted me three wishes."

Genie: "ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

Adventurer: "It only makes sense. That way I could reverse whatever damage my previous wishes have done, and I would be able to come back to this moment from the future to get three more wishes."

Genie: sighs heavily

Adventurer: "And for my last wish, I'd like to free you from your prison."

Genie: "I'm... uh... my goodness, thank you. You would really free me from this wretched place?"

Adventure: "Of course! If I got three wishes from just letting you out for a little air, imagine the amount of wishes I could get for setting you free!"