Paranoid Goblins and the Truth About whisper

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described whisper as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

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.

The miku Question, Restated

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking miku. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Marginalia: schema

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on schema: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

Tradition demands that the final word on whisper be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.