His explanation has her listening carefully, although the more florid his descriptions the more she smiles. The ending flourish gets a snort. "I'm sorry, are you trying to explain history or pitch a movie?"

Oh wait, he doesn't know what movies are. She waves a hand as if to dismiss her comment. "Do the things in their cities still work? That would be impressive. The machinery where I'm from would have worn out or seized up without maintenance."