You subconsciously unbuckle your seatbelt, climbing to sit on your knees on the seat, which gives you a considerable height boost. Not quite hight enough to be at your old size, but close. There's a squeak as you move, and Tommy scampers back up your torso to rest on your shoulder. You know it should probably bother you this animal that used to be human (and still is a /boy/) is climbing all over your body, but it doesn't, and you don't let the thought linger long. "That one looks cool." You gesture to a building that looks more like a factory than a house, complete with towering smokestacks belching multicolored smoke. You saw those, and your first thought was that they looked tall, like you. "Who lives there?"
Marisa seems somewhat skeptical of that particular dwelling, though. "I... I'm not so sure about Dr. Dalihman. He's indebted enough he would probably take you, but... his daughters are /really/ smart. They'd probably play with you in a way you wouldn't like. She frowned a little deeper, then cleared her throat. "Alright. Let's hope nobody fromt he child labor department is listening... and you look enough like a sister that maybe that's just what you can be!" She smiled. "What do you think, David? Wanna risk the law and just live with me? You won't have any siblings, but I promise you'd prefer that to Dr. Dalihman's twins."
You consider that a moment before looking over to Marisa and...