I feel like if Earth in a Pocket was a Disney animated musical from the early 2000s, this whole sequence would be a montage accompanied by a Phil Collins song.
So I guess just be pleased it's not an animated musical
Ooh or it could be a 2d animated dreamworks one. I could see something like a song from one of those working really well. That just jumped into my mind as I read your author's note. 0w0
I really should have guessed that the planet had a lot of water to support the mushroom things.
And it makes sense that a species without a spoken language wouldn't have puns.
And it makes sense that a species without a spoken language wouldn't have puns.