At this point, if I had any readers yet, they might be asking what the deal is with all the people who resemble lobsters. Rest assured, I might tell them, the way they look is not random and will be explained in time. Then, they might send me a nice, fat check in the mail, and I could eat for another day. It?s nice to day dream, isn?t it? Yup, the badge is essentially a hologram projector with the officer?s stats made visible for those who ask to see them. A gun that could identity a user by their DNA or finger prints may very well already be possible, but would be expensive as hell I?m sure. I imagine in 2 centuries, the technology that would make such a function possible will be refined enough for mass production.