[ A playful look plays across her face as she taps this knuckles, wondering if she'll get more reactions.

Though leaning towards her is already a nice reaction. There are nothing but warm and happy feelings here. Shino has that effect, but so does dancing, looking nice, being noticed...and at the moment, she has all of those things, so she's feeling especially delighted. Her tail hugs Shino around the waist with her tail, soft and warm and nearly curling onto his lap. ]

Why not mention something you've been working hard at? It can't be easy to master something that only comes about a few days each month.

[ When she thinks about it, learning how to control the wind wasn't a quick and easy process at all. It took a lot of practice even with all the spiritual devices, tools, and artifacts her brother had given her. Not that this is necessarily the same... He did say "stronger", after all.

Hmm... She prods at his light-up skin again, drawing a swirling (cloudy) pattern over his hand. ]

Or have you been practicing that particular technique for a while?