National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

In honour of National Tell a Fairy Tale Day today, February 26 (https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-tell-a-fairy-tale-day-february-26/) I have decided to not just tell a fairy tale, but to write one as well.

When I got to thinking of this particular fairy tale, however (based loosely on true events), I realised I was not entirely sure how I wanted it to end. After troubling myself over this for quite some time (about the amount of time it took to make a coffee) I knew what the answer was: this fairy tale will be of the Choose Your Own Finale type of fairy tale! Is it a thing? It is now.

So I present to you, The Vice President and the Gun.

Once upon a time there was a Vice President, Dick. Dick was a short, stoutly man with thin grey hair and a brilliant smile. Many people liked Dick, though many people did not. Some people were afraid of Dick.

Dick liked some people, but Dick really liked guns. Dick also felt that people should be responsible for themselves and not need or expect the government to take care of them. Mostly, however, Dick liked guns.

One day Dick was out hunting with other people, people who liked him. People like him. People who liked guns. Rich people. Other rich Dicks. While hunting and shooting at birds, Dick accidentally shot another person, Harry, in the face. In the face! Harry may at one point have had a regular face, but his face was now full of buckshot.

Luckily for Harry, Harry had health insurance and was able to afford paying a doctor to remove the buckshot from his face. And so Lordly and Powerful was Dick, that Harry even apologised to Dick for Dick shooting him in the face.

Possible Ending One

Now, Dick liked guns, but he felt so bad for having accidentally shot someone in the face that he felt he should do something to ensure accidents like this never happened again. If he could accidentally shoot someone in the face then, surely, someone who was Lesser than him might shoot someone else by accident as well, either in the face or somewhere else. So Dick used his Power and Persuasion to help promote gun control and the safe use of guns, so people did not accidentally get shot in the face by an AK47 while buying a slurpee from 7-11.

Possible Ending Two

Now, Dick fully believed that people should be able to take care of themselves, but he also thought that if he could accidentally shoot someone else who was rich in the face, then surely someone lesser could accidentally shoot someone poor in the face as well. And though people should take care of themselves, they should not necessarily be thrust into bankruptcy because other people were shooting guns throughout the street and accidentally hitting people who would need medical assistance. So Dick used his Power and Persuasion to help implement national health insurance and services.

Possible Ending Three

Dick felt bad for accidentally shooting someone in the face, but accepted the person's apology for making Dick feel bad. He then went on further hunting trips without incident.

Let me know which ending you prefer!

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(c) Victor Wiebe

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Sometimes photographer. Wannabe author. Game designer. Nerd. 
General all around problem-solver and creative type.

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