That's fair enough. Still, I don't want to promise a favor to someone who's still mostly a stranger to me without knowing what it might take the form of...would you accept an agreement to keep a particularly open mind to any favor requests coming from you?
I'm not trying to be suspicious of someone who's already done me a favor without any promise of reward, for the record. I've got no reason to suspect you of anything at all! I've just known too many people who would take advantage of loopholes and vague wording, so it makes me nervous to promise anything without defined terms. I hope you understand.
[Among the people who'd take advantage of that sort of thing is himself.]
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Date: 2020-12-23 12:03 pm (UTC)I'm not trying to be suspicious of someone who's already done me a favor without any promise of reward, for the record. I've got no reason to suspect you of anything at all! I've just known too many people who would take advantage of loopholes and vague wording, so it makes me nervous to promise anything without defined terms. I hope you understand.
[Among the people who'd take advantage of that sort of thing is himself.]
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Date: 2020-12-23 01:43 pm (UTC)