"How...?" she breathes out, still staring at her as though she's seen a ghost. And. Well- she has, hasn't she? And it wouldn't be the first time.

She halts the woman before she snatches her up in a hug, hands on her shoulders to keep her at just that tiny bit of distance. "How do I know you're real?" she asks, her eyes swimming with unspilled tears as she tries to take in every inch of her.