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01/05/2017 7:22 PM ·Spoilers

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 7:30 PM ·Spoilers

    Gladys is Today's Client! Let's walk through the process of making her a peaceful plot of … erm, a meditative monolith-strewn … gentle gravel … garden? Ugh, my alliteration isn't working today. "It's okay. It's a little silly anyway." … "N-not that there's anything wrong with silly! Sometimes …"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 7:40 PM ·Spoilers

    "はじめまして！ It's nice to meet you! I'm Gladys Crane." 'Gladys … Crane? Okay, I thought you were Japanese, but that's an extremely English name …' "No, I'm Japanese. Second generation. I grew up here. My parents anglicized our family name from Tsuru when they moved here." It's pretty descriptive either way … "Because I'm a crane? Yeah, I guess so." 'I thought you were an ostrich …'

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 7:58 PM ·Spoilers

    'Also, you know Japanese, tiger?' あ、すこし。 ぼくの本語まだ下手だ、 ロッディーちゃん。 '… Is that a yes?' "He said he's still pretty bad at it. You sound pretty good, though!" Thank you, but I'm really just good at pronouncing things. 'Okay. Well, um, gambaloozo! That's how you say "good luck", right? I'm … not so good at pronouncing things.' "Hehe. That's not exactly … I think you meant 'がんばって'." 'Uh, right! That.'

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:08 PM ·Spoilers

    What do you do for a living, Gladys? "Nothing yet. I'm an archtecture student. It's a very involved field: you don;t just have to worry about looks, but also load stress, the flow of people, usable life … There's a lot to learn." I can see why having a meditation aid like a zen garden would help. "Absolutely. Plus, I just love … anything Japanese, really. Our aesthetics are just so unique!"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:15 PM ·Spoilers

    You mean the parts not borrowed from China … "Um … yeah. I know it sounds a little strange, but I guess being Japanese, but growing up outside of Japan, left me with a real love of Japanese culture. I feel like it helps me understand where I came from better … Oh dear." What's wrong? "Well … can we push the building off to the side a bit? It's too symmetrical." Huh? But Symmetry's usually good …

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:23 PM ·Spoilers

    "Well, I'm looking for a wabi-sabi aesthetic." Wabi-sabi? I think I've heard of that. That's like minimalism, right? "Not exactly, although that's part of it. Western aesthetics usually promote mastery and planning, pushing toward an ideal of perfection. But wabi-sabi is the opposite: the beauty of imperfection and impermanence. The rock garden is a perfect example of this."

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:32 PM ·Spoilers

    How so? I mean, the impermanence is pretty obvious, since you have to keep rake the gravel to keep it from settling. "That's part of it, yes. And it's a lot harder than it looks to keep the lines straight. But it also invites a comparision to the stones." Right, the permanent part … "Not at all. Even solid stone is inevitably worn down by time and weather. That's how you get gravel!"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:42 PM ·Spoilers

    "And it's only a short step from there to the lantern, the house, even the self. Time leaves nothing changed." Wow, that's … pretty depressing. "I guess you can see it that way, but that's only half of it." Which half? Wabi or sabi? "That's not how they separate. The words don't have good equivalents, but they're pretty close to 'rustic' and … 'rusted'?" Oh? That's a cute way to translate it.

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 8:51 PM ·Spoilers

    "Thanks. Well … the other half is imperfection. That's the other important thing about the rocks. They're not carved, or polished, or even cleaned. They're used exactly as they are, and the entire layout is built around their unique qualities. And as they weather and grow moss, the layout doesn't become ruined, but is enhanced and enriched by the transformation!"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 9:05 PM ·Spoilers

    "This also applies to the self. Life wears us down, yes. But it's also what makes us unique and interesting. We are beautiful because of our flaws, and scars, and traumas, not in spite of them! And trying to reverse that is like … trying to reassemble a rock from its gravel: Insanely difficult and ultimately pointless. It's better to embrace change, because life IS change! Change IS life!"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 9:15 PM ·Spoilers

    Wow, that was pretty philosophical. "It's a pretty Buddhist-inspired mindset, really." So, I think I'm done. What do you think? "Well, nothing's ever really finished …" Fair enough, but I do still have to go home at some point … "Oh! Right. Yeah, I like it. Thanks a lot!"

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  • Trip

    01/05/2017 9:28 PM ·Spoilers

    Complete! Visit Gladys at HHN address 0404-5711-787. Night falls, cold and clear Webbed hand waving warm return Have fun designing! 'Oh! Uh, nice to see you too, tiger.' … 'I always thought wabi-sabi was something you put on sushi …' That's wasabi, Lottie. It's completely differnt …

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