I'd like to see this as a GDF TV Show. 

Very creative but of world building.  

Okay, this is one of the best stories I have read so far. The theme adherence was brilliantly pulled off. I felt like I was watching a western movie but in the future. I like westerns, by the way. Up until the last few paragraphs, I kind of likened it to High Plains Drifter or Pale Rider with the mining claim disputes.  Those who are not into American Western history or movies might not get this quite as well as I did. After this, you then you turned it around and brought something else in out of the blue for a little twist. The only thing I may have to suggest that I was slightly disappointed in is that I expected the initial character you introduced would be more of a hero figure in some way than a bystander. Nicely done.

When I saw your title, I thought "A little on the nose", but I love what you did with the word consequences - very clever! If you had the space, I would have loved to see the shoot-out drawn out longer. The action is good, but given the nature of a "Short" story, it's hard to go into detail on combat while keeping everything else that makes this story great.

I liked the initial idea with the theme, but I don't think it really came full circle. No complaints with the writing, really. Fun little shoot out with a fun wind up.

A nice read, and I appreciated the humour! Well told and enjoyable.

A solid story, and the last line made me laugh. Well done!