[He'll explain about Jack to you later buddy. There's no time in the montage for that.

Once it's done though and Howard climbs into the basket, Hiro continues to eye it critically before shrugging and following. Whatever. If they fell, they'd just land in a giant pile of snow anyway, right? He stands up in the basket, sticking both hands into the balloon itself before giving Howard a look.]

I'll do the flame thing, but I am not saying "flame on." [That's somebody else's schtick and he can't help but grin.] Five, four, three...[He concentrate, both hands sparking and lighting up with flames bigger than he's ever created. (He doesn't want to go into detail of what he's envisioning to get flames that high.)

And like that...there goes the balloon. It's...it's actually working. The right combination was made for this weird, makeshift balloon and though they're not going very high in the air it'll do.]

You're gonna have to throw the magnesium though. My hands are kinda full.