[her tail flicks back and forth when he boops her.]

I've got no idea, but the way you talk about him all the time makes me think that he's kind of like, magic. [he's got protag powers] I don't believe for a second that he's in any sort of real trouble. Physically, anyway.

[there's a little like... sympathy twinge. ace has only been important to her for a little bit in comparison to luffy, and she was a wreck. she can't imagine what it might be like for luffy.]

... Hopefully he's with your crew or his own.