[If "the right effect" was Zelgadis glaring at him with absolutely zero amusement, then congratulations. He's been toyed with way too many times in his life to take that crap seriously for once second.]
You know, I have half a mind to just let the thing shrink. It'll kill you long before it even hurts me.
[Have an icy smile. He'd never actually do that, but one good turn deserves another.]