Yeah. To the first question - simple and to the point. The rest of his attention is spent focusing on the rats, lifting his sniper rifle back up -

...and pauses when the spell fizzles. He narrows his eyes, watching something carefully. He risks using Scan on it - and only is more puzzled when the result comes back completely opposite what he'd expect. What? How can it be weak to the same attack that didn't work?

Try it again!

But for good measure, he's going to whirl around and shoot a rat sneaking up behind them as if he somehow knew it was there all along. This close quarters deal is not his friend, at all.

[OOC: It should work the second time, if Makoto acts immediately. If there's any elapsed time, it will not.]