In a magical world where mirrors have the property of making anything reflected in them real and solid on the other side, Jia and Kwame are standing in a room with a large mirror that covers one entire wall. Initially, they are both 3 meters apart, facing the mirror with Jia on the left and Kwame on the right. They are identical in size and shape. They notice that their reflected selves in the mirror also stand 3 meters apart but appear to be closer to touching the sides of the mirror than Jia and Kwame are to the walls of the room. What would happen if both Jia and Kwame start walking towards the mirror at the same pace? Provide a short response.
When Jia and Kwame start walking towards the mirror, they and their reflections will simultaneously get closer to the mirror. Given the magical property that reflections become real and solid, the mirror essentially doubles the room, creating a symmetrical space on the other side.

As Jia and Kwame approach the mirror, their reflections do the same from the other side. Because the reflections appear closer to the sides of the mirror than Jia and Kwame are to the walls of the room, the reflections will reach the edge of the mirror first. Once at the edge, since reflections are real and solid, the reflections will not be able to move further, as they will meet the solidity of the mirror's frame, creating a barrier.

Meanwhile, Jia and Kwame, who are further from the walls of the room than their reflections are to the edges of the mirror, will still have some space left to continue walking before reaching the mirror. However, since their reflections have become solid and are now at the edges, Jia and Kwame would not be able to reach the mirror itself. They will be stopped by their reflections that have become solid when they reach the edges of the mirror, preventing any further forward movement by Jia and Kwame. This would make Jia and Kwame effectively come to a stop without reaching the mirror, the distance between them and the mirror exactly matching the distance their reflections had from the edges before becoming solid.