"I've tried using my hands, but that just causes another effect entirely." One that he sounds long-suffering about, but then again untrained electricity magic is a pain in the ass too. Do you know how many electronics he's short-circuited?

"... I don't have birthday candles." Despite the fact that his birthday is in a month. Somehow that's hard for him to even register. "But I have a few regular candles." In case of blackouts. For aforementioned reasons. He tugs open a drawer just to the left of Heiji to get to them, pulling out three before retreating to the dining room table.

There are only two chairs, but at least there are that many.