There was a background noise over the phone like junk being shifted around and an occasional clattering crash as Andre replied.
"Well, someone's just recently blown a hole in the floor of the main arena space, and we need to get it fixed before we're ready to have the tournament later."
There was a bit of a pause, then obviously Andre was talking to someone else:
"...something like that set up... to the marketplace to see who we can hire?"
Then Andre spoke into the phone again:
"I think we need help as soon as we can get it. Is there a particular spot in the marketplace I should go to or set up an advertisement?
I don't know how things like that are done in this city."