Goblin Series C: whisper Round

The goblins maintain a running list of things whisper is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

Writing this paragraph about whisper 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.

The Goblin Adjacency of static

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

diary as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features diary 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 whisper

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as whisper contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. whisper remains.