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Hank has come to the conclusion that replacing the broken bottle with a new, whole bottle would be impossible without some form of magic or ability. Since manipulating concrete or stone is not one of his mutations, he has decided something akin to leaded or stained glass is the way to go. Since the architecture of the temple seemed Asian, he is trying to sketch out designs to give what honor he can to the structure, as well as making the broken piece seem more in place.

Unfortunately his experience of Asian symbolism is rather limited, given the time he is from. He is totally open to suggestions.

[OOC: Here briefly tonight and then back tomorrow.]

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"Those look very nice."

There's a man standing over Hank's table wearing a kimono set. It's hard to tell how long he's been standing there.

"Are you designing something, or drawing for drawing's sake?"

"Thank you," Hank says as he looks up and pauses with a slow grin pulling at his lips--though he is careful not to show his teeth. He's learned people get nervous when they see his teeth. If anyone were to look like they would be a great help to Hank right now, this man fits the bill.

Giving an awkward, and very Hollywood, bow, he continues, "I am attempting to design something. I am afraid I broke one of the bottles of the temple out in the lake and I thought it only fitting I repair it. Unfortunately, the walls are made with concrete and I don't see how I can get a new bottle in place. I was thinking I could repair it with several smaller pieces of glass and thought perhaps I should make a design to honor the temple's architecture. Only, I am not that familiar with Asian designs."

Seimei returns the bow. "Well. I can reshape concrete, but I must say I like the idea of putting in a mosaic design much better. Many years from now, perhaps, someone will look closely at the temple and think to themselves, 'hm, this bottle is different from the others. I wonder why?'" He grins, because it's kind of a fun thing to think about.

"How much of the bottle is broken? Is there just a hole in it, or has it been almost completely shattered?"

Hank is relieved that his idea has been well received. Cultural sensitivity isn't quite a thing yet, but he does want to respect the makers of the temple.

"I am afraid the entire bottle was shattered and I didn't think to save any of the pieces. I do have this bottle which Bar gave me to work with. I assume it's the same size as the one which broke."

Seimei picks up the bottle and examines it. "I think one could make a wax mold, build a bottle around that, and melt out the wax before installing it in the temple," he says. "Perhaps make it like a sort of three-dimensional stained-glass window." He looks at Hank's designs again. "I suspect you are thinking something similar, given your designs here."

"Precisely!" Hank acknowledges, though he takes mental notes on the procedure Seimei describes; not having gotten that far yet in his research. "Though I must admit I am unfamiliar with what would be an appropriate design. I am from American and the year 1963 and I must admit I have have little exposure to the Orient."

"Well, here's the interesting thing: the temple is unfamiliar to me as well," Seimei says. "I thought at first that it was Buddhist: there is in fact a Buddhist temple made of bottles in Thailand. But I think it is of some other religion entirely."

On the surface the temple looks Buddhist, but Seimei does not recognize the motifs in the carvings or mosaics there.

"I think, though, that you can do a mandala design," he suggests. "You can't go wrong with mandalas."

"I am sorry, I am not familiar with the term, 'mandala'. Would you explain it to me?"

"A mandala represents the universe and the many facets of existence," Seimei says. "Here. I can show you some examples." He takes a smartphone out of his sagemono - it looks too small to hold such a thing, but that doesn't seem to cause any problems at all - and taps on the phone a bit to bring up some examples of mandalas to show Hank.

"All mandalas have some elements in common, but as you can see, there is quite a lot of flexibility when it comes to design," Seimei says.

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