"I wish that the man found in Karyn's room wasn't dead."
Jon thought it was a good enough wish. The wish that had caused the dead man to appear in Karyn's room was for Karyn to have a male body. That wish said nothing about the male body being dead. So the wish could be granted without contradicting the previous wish at all.
Sure enough, the stone glowed. But did the wish work?
Karyn was being escorted to the police car by Officer Danielle Chase when suddenly, the police radio spoke. "Officers Chase and Bowen, we've just received word from the hospital. The man found in the Black residence was found to still be alive. They say that with proper medical care, he may regain consciousness. It's too early to tell when, however."
Officer Chase spoke. "Got it." She then turned to Karyn.
"Okay, the man we found is not dead. But you're still going to have to come with us for questioning."
"Is it really necessary?" Karyn asked. "Can't I just answer the questions here?"
"It's standard procedure. The fact that the body was found in your home makes you a possible suspect in an attempted murder." Officer Chase replied. "Witnesses we can talk to anywhere, but suspects have to be taken to the station."
"Was he really murdered?" Karyn asked.
"There were marks of violence on him. He'd been attacked by someone. We know he didn't just sneak into your house and keel over of a heart attack. If and when he regains consciousness, our detectives can question him. But we don't know when that will be, nor do we have any identification so far. So you're our lead so far."
Jon was taking in this whole conversation. The wish had worked, but Karyn wasn't out of this yet. He wondered if he should make another wish, or just wait to see what happens. As it stood, however, there was still no guarantees as to if and when the unknown man would regain consciousness.
Jon paused for a bit, trying to decide what to do.
