"Then stop saying stupid things."

Simple as that, really. Not that he would expect her to. That was half the fun of this friendship, calling out each other's strange little quirks and habits. Even if the teasing about his height would always bug him a little. Because he really wasn't that small -- nevermind everyone he knew was taller than him -- and he was working on it anyway.

He kept listening to the conversation with mild interest, but he didn't have anything to add at the moment.