She does not belong to the archive. And yet, she is always here.
I have never seen her arrive.

Only noticed that she was already present— before anything begins to change.
There is a stillness that follows her.
A quiet pause, as if something is about to be placed where it does not yet exist.

She does not interfere.
She does not alter.
At least… not in any way I can directly observe.

But every shift I have recorded— has occurred after she appears.
I have begun to suspect she is not observing the sequence.
She is marking it.

— M