diff --git a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn
index 2700899..84dc05d 100644
--- a/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn
+++ b/src/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=36 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=35 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://lib/parent_scenes/actor.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/actors/players/playerE/PlayerE_SpriteFrames.tres" type="SpriteFrames" id=2]
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://assets_tmp/SE/tap.wav" type="AudioStream" id=25]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets_tmp/SE/land.wav" type="AudioStream" id=26]
 [ext_resource path="res://src/actors/players/playerE/states/attack_punch.tres" type="Resource" id=27]
-[ext_resource path="res://src/PewMachine.gd" type="Script" id=28]
-[ext_resource path="res://src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=29]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/components/PewMachine.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=28]
 
 [sub_resource type="Resource" id=3]
 resource_local_to_scene = true
@@ -148,8 +147,4 @@ shape = SubResource( 2 )
 script = ExtResource( 21 )
 interactable_parent_callback = "touch_the_thing"
 
-[node name="PewMachine" type="Position2D" parent="." index="11"]
-unique_name_in_owner = true
-position = Vector2( 21, -7 )
-script = ExtResource( 28 )
-scene_path = ExtResource( 29 )
+[node name="PewMachine" parent="." index="11" instance=ExtResource( 28 )]
diff --git a/src/classes/projectile.gd b/src/classes/projectile.gd
index 2bd650f..99dd27b 100644
--- a/src/classes/projectile.gd
+++ b/src/classes/projectile.gd
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 class_name Projectile
 extends Area2D
-
+##TODO: Probably implement some sort of object pooling option
+## so wen're not just deleting itself every timemout or screen exit.
 
 # Declare member variables here. Examples:
 # var a = 2
 # var b = "text"
 
 export var velocity_pps :float = 1
+export var lifespan :float = -1
 var direction_normal := Vector2(0,0)
 
+var time_alive :float = 0.0
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
 	pass # Replace with function body.
@@ -16,11 +19,13 @@ func _ready():
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta):
+	if lifespan != -1:
+		time_alive += delta
+		if time_alive > lifespan:
+			queue_free()
 	rotate(delta * 10)
 	position += direction_normal * velocity_pps * delta
 	
-	
-
 
 func _on_body_entered(body):
 	var colliding_node = body
diff --git a/src/PewMachine.gd b/src/components/PewMachine.gd
similarity index 100%
rename from src/PewMachine.gd
rename to src/components/PewMachine.gd
diff --git a/src/components/PewMachine.tscn b/src/components/PewMachine.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b77e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PewMachine.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://src/components/PewMachine.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=2]
+
+[node name="PewMachine" type="Position2D"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+position = Vector2( 21, -7 )
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+scene_path = ExtResource( 2 )
diff --git a/src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn b/src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn
index fe16122..4c89928 100644
--- a/src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn
+++ b/src/projectiles/MushroomPew.tscn
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ height = 2.0
 
 [node name="MushroomPew" instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
 velocity_pps = 300.0
+lifespan = 0.5
 
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="." index="0"]
 shape = SubResource( 1 )