[oh, these little grooming touches are not in any way obvious at all. But Linneus bestows them often enough... perhaps he can let himself be indulged in them, too?]

'Try' is very much the operative word, you understand. I cannot call myself the most able rescuer.

[Linneus is under no illusions - he isn't the strongest person, even if he were a hundred percent, a little too delicate to attempt anything so dramatic as rescue. Then again, not every rescue is an entirely physical endeavour.

But enough of that - a light lift of his eyebrows, a teasing lilt]

...I'm starting to feel this is a common fantasy of yours, Mr Dazai.