The early cut doesn't have enough room for the audio, so I'm going with the late cut, the question being how best to handle the extra half-second. Low-level brown noise actually seems like a good match in this scene.

EDIT: Wow, I actually got great results by mixing in the "chattering women" background noise and other tweaks. It now flows really smoothly.

Watching this, the only really noticeable problem is that Dingo is clearly about to say "bad" and instead it cuts to her saying "naughty". Pretty much unavoidable considering the late cut. Other than that, I'm a bit shocked how well it works. Not theatrical, but close.

That said, I think this means alternate soundtracks are going to be a real bear if they're even possible at all.