The next few events, coming in quick succession, perhaps happened a tad too fast to be able to catch everything properly, but he tried to make the best of it all with what grace he could. When he saw the vendor acknowledge him with a single finger, Mordecai nodded politely in return. Almost immediately afterward, he'd nearly been run into by an Irishman who seemed to already have someone with him, a man whose accent hinted at Scandinavian origins. Though the contact seemed to be accidental, the man's choice of words was not exactly pleasant; the same could be said of Mordecai's very presence, so he was forgiving on that subject, but he still did not like it. He looked at the man stonily, the nervousness signifying that the man was quite worried. He raised a brow at the man's suggestion, and said, "Perhaps I will come for you in a moment. I am first going to buy a few things here, if I may." His voice, though cold, was very polite.<br/><br/>The young woman that looked at him with a fear that was not unfitting was suddenly in a hurry to escape the scene, and Mordecai let her go with being as little of an impediment of her route as possible; he was a large man with an especially large arm, and, being in the marketplace, had little room to move, though he made of it what he could. She was a rather cute, petite thing- then again, everything seemed petite to him- that looked like she was quite handy with a wrench, and he could see her coming here for a mechanical pet. In fact, he had a hard time to not see her doing just that, as it seemed to fit what of her personality he could make out from the few moments that he was able to see her. He would have picked up the ring for her as well, had the beagle that the vendor owned not done so before he could reach it. He was distinctly reminded of himself when he saw the mechanical limb for the thing. He frowned slightly.<br/><br/>Turning back to the vendor, he stepped forward. Bowing shortly, he said to the man, "Would you not happen to have some spare parts and scraps? Springs, sprockets, perhaps some tubes and wire? What they're made of is not particularly important, but it would be most convenient for steel tubes and for the wire to be copper. I can pay you more than enough to make up for what the materials would have cost you."<br/><br/>He pulled a fat wallet from his pocket and sifted through a few notes. "How much would I be able to get with thirty pounds?"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>