[ she can't help but beam at him, stepping back as she lets go of him. ]

Thanks! Back home, I'd do it by manipulating air temperatures and creating a mirage that can hide you for as long as you want... but here, my illusion spells don't really work for much longer than this, yet.

[ she sighs — it's a pain, having to reinvent the same things she used to be able to do just fine, back home... oh well!

swiftly, nami attempts to switch back to a fighting stance... except when she moves her right foot back, she suddenly meets two little obstacles: tangerine and li mei have decided to suddenly teleport in their playtime, and as cats are wont to do, they end up right between her legs, tripping her well enough to make her lose her balance. ]

Ah —