[Ideas, theories… It’s more than Basil has, and he nods. He’s not one to need to know the details, really. Just knowing where people stand is, can be enough for him…

[Literally, too, maybe.]

I’ve seen people turning around a lot, like how I got the ring that was yours… [His eyes flick to the memory booth. Sometimes, the second in line reacts with a start; to what, Basil hasn’t tried to guess. He can’t risk trifling with that one.]

It only seems to happen at those stalls. The item-seller, like we saw, and… stranger offers.