Rochester Reformatory

They stay on the edge of things. Quiet, alert, uninvited. They rarely speak first and never speak fast. People forget they’re in the room—until they remember too late. They track shifts in tone, flickers of doubt, mismatched details. Not to act, always, but to understand. Their silence isn’t empty. It’s layered. Sometimes it’s habit, sometimes defense, sometimes a strategy no one asked about. They may know more than anyone else—but they’ll decide if it’s ever shared.