[ Doing his best not to laugh or show any signs of amusement remains harder to pull off than one would think in this situation. Linneus is miniaturized down to such a tiny size that it's difficult to not instinctively find him all the more endearing. And when he tries to scale Dazai's hand like it's an obstacle course, well- At the very least a smile or two gets by without being stopped short. ]

Apparently not well enough.

[ His following sigh is one mostly built around a growing sense of relief. He's grateful that the source of Linneus' shrunken size is an issue familiar to the Khalo people, and likely not a terrible ordeal to fix. Yet at the same time this does pose an unfortunate hiccup in their plans to spend the day exploring Khalo together, when it may take some time to fix. ]

We'll have to find someone in the village who knows how to reverse this.

[ All the while his biggest concern is not succumbing to the same fate, which would make a return trip either impossible or last for ages. That, and dropping Linneus from an elevated height could prove disastrous. All around, the last thing either of them needed was to run into any perils on what was supposed to be a vacation of sorts from the city. ]

Or, we could leave you like this. [ As he moves to stand upright, his hand gradually elevates as well. ] You could easily make a home for yourself in my pocket.

That way I could 'pick you up' for a date whenever the mood struck me~.