........ [He hears you guys whispering behind his back, but he is more interested in the experiment right now. Instead, he removes the smaller bowl and takes out a bigger one, turning it over in his hands.] .................................

What if it's trying to speak and we aren't giving it a large enough vessel? That sounds right, doesn't it? "Vessel." Like they say at the shrines.

[Look at bowl, look at box, back to bowl. Bowl goes into box. He closes the door and starts pressing buttons to set the time.]