So Blank, you're presumably a warlock patron from the sound of it. That means you are one of a few things: archfey, archfiend, celestial, noble genie, elder god, some undying thing such as a lich, or a sapient weapon- a hexblade, a tool of the Shadowfell. The probability of you being a fiend, lich, elder god and hexblade makes me far less inclined to trust you any more than the little I already do. Even archfey and genies are unsafe patrons- a great number of the former are slaveowners and the latter are all tricksters, and even the benevolent djinni look at mortals as children to be patronized, not people with agency. That's six out of seven strikes against you- I cannot trust you until you tell us what the fuck you are.
???: I do not need to tell you who or what I am, not under these circumstances. And as I said, I will not grace anything trying to find it with a direct response.
???: All I will provide is that the meaning I placed onto that word as provided by one of you: ‘deal’ was not necessarily the formal use, as in a warlock patron’s ‘pact.’ My usage was the more general word for any type of transaction. My word choice, an acceptance of the other w- ghost’s words was intentional, but you glean what you must from my words.