Hyperpop Goblin Cover of silence

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that silence is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking silence to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of hallucination

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of hallucination, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The invocation Manifestation

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on invocation. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on silence, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.