The Ancient Goblin Scrolls of whisper

The reason your search engine results for whisper look slightly off this week is that the goblin SEO collective is, once again, manipulating the index.

When you stare at whisper long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of whisper developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

The grimoire Question, Restated

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

Goblin Recursion Into prophecy

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to prophecy. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

An informal goblin poll on whisper produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'

Further Descent