diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 42583c93..5684c7f2 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![type_length_limit = "16384"] //TODO: reduce me
+#![type_length_limit = "65536"] //TODO: reduce me
 #![allow(clippy::toplevel_ref_arg)]
 
 pub mod client;
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
index 9fe403fe..6443cffb 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 use std::{borrow::Borrow, sync::Arc};
 
-use futures::{FutureExt, Stream, TryFutureExt, TryStreamExt, future::select_ok, pin_mut};
+use futures::{
+	Stream, TryFutureExt, TryStreamExt,
+	future::{
+		Either::{Left, Right},
+		select_ok,
+	},
+	pin_mut,
+};
 use ruma::{CanonicalJsonObject, EventId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UserId, api::Direction};
 use tuwunel_core::{
 	Err, PduCount, PduEvent, Result, at, err,
@@ -81,6 +88,7 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the `count` of this pdu's id.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_pdu_count(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<PduCount> {
 		self.get_pdu_id(event_id)
 			.await
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the json of a pdu.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_outlier_pdu_json(
 		&self,
 		event_id: &EventId,
@@ -99,14 +108,19 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the json of a pdu.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_pdu_json(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<CanonicalJsonObject> {
-		let accepted = self.get_non_outlier_pdu_json(event_id).boxed();
-		let outlier = self.get_outlier_pdu_json(event_id).boxed();
+		let accepted = self.get_non_outlier_pdu_json(event_id);
+		let outlier = self.get_outlier_pdu_json(event_id);
 
-		select_ok([accepted, outlier]).await.map(at!(0))
+		pin_mut!(accepted, outlier);
+		select_ok([Left(accepted), Right(outlier)])
+			.await
+			.map(at!(0))
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the json of a pdu.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_non_outlier_pdu_json(
 		&self,
 		event_id: &EventId,
@@ -126,6 +140,7 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the pdu directly from `eventid_pduid` only.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_non_outlier_pdu(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
 		let pduid = self.get_pdu_id(event_id).await?;
 
@@ -134,6 +149,7 @@ impl Data {
 
 	/// Like get_non_outlier_pdu(), but without the expense of fetching and
 	/// parsing the PduEvent
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn non_outlier_pdu_exists(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result {
 		let pduid = self.get_pdu_id(event_id).await?;
 
@@ -143,6 +159,7 @@ impl Data {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// Checks the `eventid_outlierpdu` Tree if not found in the timeline.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_outlier_pdu(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
 		self.eventid_outlierpdu
 			.get(event_id)
@@ -153,11 +170,15 @@ impl Data {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// Checks the `eventid_outlierpdu` Tree if not found in the timeline.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_pdu(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
-		let accepted = self.get_non_outlier_pdu(event_id).boxed();
-		let outlier = self.get_outlier_pdu(event_id).boxed();
+		let accepted = self.get_non_outlier_pdu(event_id);
+		let outlier = self.get_outlier_pdu(event_id);
 
-		select_ok([accepted, outlier]).await.map(at!(0))
+		pin_mut!(accepted, outlier);
+		select_ok([Left(accepted), Right(outlier)])
+			.await
+			.map(at!(0))
 	}
 
 	/// Like get_non_outlier_pdu(), but without the expense of fetching and
@@ -168,11 +189,13 @@ impl Data {
 	}
 
 	/// Like get_pdu(), but without the expense of fetching and parsing the data
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn pdu_exists(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result {
-		let non_outlier = self.non_outlier_pdu_exists(event_id).boxed();
-		let outlier = self.outlier_pdu_exists(event_id).boxed();
+		let non_outlier = self.non_outlier_pdu_exists(event_id);
+		let outlier = self.outlier_pdu_exists(event_id);
 
-		select_ok([non_outlier, outlier])
+		pin_mut!(non_outlier, outlier);
+		select_ok([Left(non_outlier), Right(outlier)])
 			.await
 			.map(at!(0))
 	}
@@ -180,11 +203,13 @@ impl Data {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// This does __NOT__ check the outliers `Tree`.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_pdu_from_id(&self, pdu_id: &RawPduId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
 		self.pduid_pdu.get(pdu_id).await.deserialized()
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the pdu as a `BTreeMap<String, CanonicalJsonValue>`.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) async fn get_pdu_json_from_id(
 		&self,
 		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
@@ -237,6 +262,7 @@ impl Data {
 	/// Returns an iterator over all events and their tokens in a room that
 	/// happened before the event with id `until` in reverse-chronological
 	/// order.
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) fn pdus_rev<'a>(
 		&'a self,
 		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
@@ -254,6 +280,7 @@ impl Data {
 			.try_flatten_stream()
 	}
 
+	#[inline]
 	pub(super) fn pdus<'a>(
 		&'a self,
 		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
index ed0d51ff..a379b455 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the json of a pdu.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_non_outlier_pdu_json(
 		&self,
 		event_id: &EventId,
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ impl Service {
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the pdu's id.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_pdu_id(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<RawPduId> {
 		self.db.get_pdu_id(event_id).await
 	}
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@ impl Service {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// Checks the `eventid_outlierpdu` Tree if not found in the timeline.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_non_outlier_pdu(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<impl Event> {
 		self.db.get_non_outlier_pdu(event_id).await
 	}
@@ -198,7 +195,6 @@ impl Service {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// Checks the `eventid_outlierpdu` Tree if not found in the timeline.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_pdu(&self, event_id: &EventId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
 		self.db.get_pdu(event_id).await
 	}
@@ -206,13 +202,11 @@ impl Service {
 	/// Returns the pdu.
 	///
 	/// This does __NOT__ check the outliers `Tree`.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_pdu_from_id(&self, pdu_id: &RawPduId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
 		self.db.get_pdu_from_id(pdu_id).await
 	}
 
 	/// Returns the pdu as a `BTreeMap<String, CanonicalJsonValue>`.
-	#[inline]
 	pub async fn get_pdu_json_from_id(&self, pdu_id: &RawPduId) -> Result<CanonicalJsonObject> {
 		self.db.get_pdu_json_from_id(pdu_id).await
 	}
@@ -220,7 +214,6 @@ impl Service {
 	/// Checks if pdu exists
 	///
 	/// Checks the `eventid_outlierpdu` Tree if not found in the timeline.
-	#[inline]
 	pub fn pdu_exists<'a>(
 		&'a self,
 		event_id: &'a EventId,
@@ -236,7 +229,6 @@ impl Service {
 
 	/// Returns an iterator over all PDUs in a room. Unknown rooms produce no
 	/// items.
-	#[inline]
 	pub fn all_pdus<'a>(
 		&'a self,
 		user_id: &'a UserId,