MonsterLady surveys the cabin. "Things are looking pretty festive here."
"Things are looking pretty festive here." echos the shadow.
MonsterLady walks into the kitchen and begins making festival goodies. With the shadow ML helping, twice as many get made.
"Anyone have anything special they want made?" she asks (twice) "We've made shortbread, mincemeat tarts, fruitcake and Nanaimo bars. Any other traditional goodies people would like to share?"
MonsterLady (and shadow) walks into the living room with a huge punch bowl filled with eggnog. She sits in a chair by the fire, a glass of eggnog in one hand and a shortbread cookie in the other. Her shadow comes over with the same and sits on her.
Muffled words come from beneath the shadow,"Mmanmmy monemmmn mmmknommm mmmhowmmmm mmmmtommm" Muffin Monster leaps up and finishes "to get rid of these shadows? They're handy enough for a short time, but now it is just irritating!"
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It is better to remain silent and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. (I wish I could remember this before posting!)