[It made explaining his situation a lot easier. Hiro still shifts up another one as he's trying to get the hang of controlling all of his new set of appendages.]

It's a long and complicated story, but... I can basically control heat. [Along with many other things that he's still trying to grasp now.] Heat is one of the composing factors that created the world and the universe, so the key is...

Um... [A small flame starts to flicker at the tip of the tentacle.] Trying to figure out how to turn it down to a suitable level. [He was trying to make himself a living AC machine, basically.]