( oh. well. that makes the situation all the more dire, doesn't it. mako's too stoic by far to react to that beyond a slight furrow to his brows, but there's care in the way he handles it as minato hands it over. )

One of the subsets of firebending is lightning generation.

( he holds up his free hand. a spiderweb of power crackles between his fingertips, blue light arcing and jumping like it has a life of its own. )

It's just rare, and for most firebenders it's really difficult to control. I've had more practice than most. I used to work in a power plant, where we converted lightning to electricity for household use. Here, sit back down. Does this come apart?