[She scoffs at his excuse. Even so, if he was interested he was going to work twice as hard now.]

Too bad you didn't beat it earlier. Ve could haf had fun zhat night.

[She cracked her neck for a moment and rolled her shoulders.]

Of course I haf. I vas stuck in a jungle for 50 years, not living in a cave. Zhey're a fun vay to get from one point to anozher. Some of zhe natives uzed zhem as a form of travel.