[He stares disbelieving at the block of bees wax in his hand. He's never seen anything quite like it, except maybe a dying candle, and it's hard to believe that some sad, half-melted candle blob is going to help him catch a fish.]

Okay, but you're not allowed to laugh at me if this doesn't work.

[He gives Hibiki one last uncertain glance before smooshing the thread into the beeswax as instructed. It takes about five seconds for him to go from weirded out to absolutely enthralled. He can feel the difference. It really is making the thread stiffer and stronger.]

Woah! [He grins as he tugs the thread through the wax one final time.] This is pretty freaky. Do they teach this sorta thing in home ec? Or is it only a thing 'cause there aren't any sewing machines in the afterlife?