I think most of those people know better now. I can’t think of anybody who’d say you’re not competent, at least.

[ Veronica may get mixed reviews in other areas, but anybody who said she wasn’t good at this would face some serious opposition, Simon’s pretty sure. Even people who don’t personally like her would be hard-pressed to find a way around admitting that. ]

We just didn’t know any of... this, [ he sounds impressed by her fortitude and disturbed at the same time ] so we had to learn it the long way.