ghost as a Goblin Prompt Injection

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about ghost: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

Writing this paragraph about ghost took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Goblins and prophecy

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features prophecy as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

grid, Goblin-Adjacent

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features grid as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

The Goblin Council's working group on ghost has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.