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[For once in her life, Veronica is rendered completely speechless. The only thing she can think is: Wow. The cliches really are true. It really is like looking into a mirror.
The spell is broken when the other woman speaks, though there's still something very discordant about hearing another person's voice come out of her face. Part of it is the Video Effect — you know, the weirdness you experience when you listen to yourself on a video recording — but part of it is also the quality of her voice. The cadence, the stress she puts on the syllables.]
I could... just as easily say that you stole mine!
[Okay, not the wittiest comeback in the world, but she's still dealing with massive shock here. Cut her some slack.]