Gladiatorial Battles

The rock-people sigh in unison. "Chill out, man. We're just as scared as you are," one says, then stops, stumped. "Were. We were just as scared as you are. But the contraption's the same. Wait. Hold on. 'We're' is just 'were' with an apostrophe. Woah. Wait, wait."

You roll your eyes at his grammar issues and try to talk to someone else.