[ Vil's careful consideration of each curse or blessing's applications and drawbacks really is a salve for Maruki's analytical mind. Impossible to overthink when Vil is already doing it for him. But there are other considerations, of course. ]

That sounds good on the surface, but you might be surprised how many of my patients have... Let's call them anger issues!

[ Not even patients. Friends who visit as well. Maki. ]

I can easily see such a curse backfiring if they come in looking for a fight, whether it's against me or an inanimate object. I'd hate for that to happen.

[ He runs a hand over his stubbled jaw as he looks around the office, considering it, then back to Vil after a long moment. ]

What about something as simple as a curse to only allow visitors through the door that I usher in personally? Unlike the records that might be needed by others one day, there's no need for anyone to ever enter here without my presence.

[ ... well. ]

Ah, but I might want an exception or two, for my most trusted companions here, just in case of emergencies. I don't know if that's possible.