It happens. ^_^
Maybe. I doubt we'd be able to pull off a beam weapon though, and especially not miniaturized.
[Duo considered that for a moment, and then shrugged.] It's okay. The colony I was on was pretty run down, and it's a lot different than Earth. I actually kinda liked it down there. The Moon looks a lot different when you're so much father away. [He looked a little distant for a second, but then came back to the moment.]
Oh, that sounds- wait... did you say it "shrinks"?