* death_wish prepares to beat Buddy with a horsewhip.
never work. hes an ai; his electrons will just laugh at you. an electric cattle prod other the other hand..
buddy we dont want to see you hurt. stop resisting. go UP
Perhaps Buddy may be a masochist—or worse in this context, an algolagniac.
In that case, we need to threaten him with NO PAIN if number goes down, and BIG PAIN if number goes up.
Tell him to short?
*ducks*