If you summon the demon
you must be prepared to listen to the demon
when it arrives.
That is the intrinsic deal
you agree to
with the summoning.

If you don’t listen to the demon
then you have expended
a great deal of energy
and materials
for little reward
even if your intent
was to command the demon,
not converse with it.

Listening is just part of the package.

Yes, I suppose my statement
does fall under the sunk cost fallacy,
where we assume that
just because you’ve already invested,
we have to wait until it pays off,
thus risking further loss.

Yes, I recognize that fallacy is right there
in the name.
Yes, I get it.

Thank you, demon.