The True Origin of Santa Claus
“You told me that you wanted to get the entire group together to open up a qi portal powerful enough to rid the world of weapons. That’s why everyone came here. You can’t just bait them all and then switch the manifestation to something completely different. That’s called a trap and release.”
Cheryl stared into Isaac’s eyes. “Trap and…?”
Issac looked away from Cheryl. “And what you are asking everyone to do is just silly anyway.”
“Let’s see if the group thinks so. We can always end all war and violence. But we have a chance to do so much more….”
When the other seven qigong masters coalesced in the cabin with Isaac and Cheryl, she put it plainly. “We talked a lot about using the portal to levitate all the bombs and tanks and propel them into space-“
“-and turn all the world’s guns and knives into pasta products,” added Jive.
“Yes,” said Cheryl. “It’s a great idea and a good temporary fix to the violence humans are inflicting on one another. Make them fight with spaghetti. But we won’t be addressing any root causes and the violence will take new forms. I have another idea.”
“Wait’ll you hear this,’ muttered Isaac, barely audibly.
The group had been milling about the cabin, drinking juniper tea to enhance their qi…
