diff --git a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
index 2e158b718..19aad4ab4 100644
--- a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
+++ b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use crate::{
     object::{Handle, HandleAny, Object},
 };
 
-use super::vertex::Vertex;
+use super::{half_edge::HalfEdge, vertex::Vertex};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Face {
     surface: Plane,
-    vertices: Vec<Handle<Vertex>>,
+    vertices: Vec<Handle<HalfEdge>>,
 }
 
 impl Face {
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ impl Face {
         surface: Plane,
         vertices: impl IntoIterator<Item = Handle<Vertex>>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let vertices = vertices.into_iter().collect();
+        let vertices = vertices
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|vertex| Handle::new(HalfEdge::new(vertex)))
+            .collect();
         Self { surface, vertices }
     }
 
@@ -31,14 +34,14 @@ impl Face {
     }
 
     pub fn vertices(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Handle<Vertex>> {
-        self.vertices.iter()
+        self.vertices.iter().map(|half_edge| half_edge.start())
     }
 
     pub fn half_edges(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = [&Handle<Vertex>; 2]> {
         self.vertices
             .iter()
             .circular_tuple_windows()
-            .map(|(a, b)| [a, b])
+            .map(|(a, b)| [a.start(), b.start()])
     }
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +51,10 @@ impl Object for Face {
     }
 
     fn tri_mesh(&self) -> TriMesh {
-        triangulate(&self.vertices, self.surface())
+        let mut vertices = Vec::new();
+        vertices.extend(self.vertices().cloned());
+
+        triangulate(&vertices, self.surface())
     }
 
     fn children(&self) -> Vec<HandleAny> {
diff --git a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/half_edge.rs b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/half_edge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9d9ed827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/half_edge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use crate::object::Handle;
+
+use super::vertex::Vertex;
+
+pub struct HalfEdge {
+    start: Handle<Vertex>,
+}
+
+impl HalfEdge {
+    pub fn new(start: Handle<Vertex>) -> Self {
+        Self { start }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start(&self) -> &Handle<Vertex> {
+        &self.start
+    }
+}
diff --git a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/mod.rs b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/mod.rs
index bfbf28cd6..46317f1cf 100644
--- a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/mod.rs
+++ b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod face;
+pub mod half_edge;
 pub mod solid;
 pub mod vertex;