Why the lack of USB-C mouse's?

No worries, it did get pretty long and you probably just missed them :slight_smile:

@puzzlegal actually created a linked topic for you that lists the options we found: What options are there in wireless mice with a usb-c dongle?

Specifically, these all have small, true USB-C adapters (that can sit flush or nearly so against the laptop):

That other thread lists even more other USB-C mice, but the above three are the ones with the smallest dongles we found.