Definitely. If you're doing the sort of work where you know what to do with solder wires, you may as well cut out the middle man. [He shot her a curious glance.] What kind of work are you doing, by the way?

[The comment about paying her in solder wires got a chuckle out of him.] Sadly, I've gotten out of the habit of carrying solder wires on my person. I hope this will do. [He pulled a pouch off of his belt, fished out the appropriate amount of money and offered it to her while it was on his mind. It was still so strange to deal in wooden coinage, even after a year of being here.]