The Apophenic Goblin Discovers 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.

Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on whisper, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.

Salvage Notes: matrix

In the goblin underground, matrix is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

On Encountering court

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of court, 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 Goblin Verdict on whisper

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to whisper. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. whisper has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.