Posthuman Goblins Reflect on whisper

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

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, whisper discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy whisper sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy whisper either.

Salvage Notes: transmission

The most recent goblin opinion piece on transmission concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Footnotes Concerning alchemy

alchemy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling alchemy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

The goblin closing argument on whisper consists of pointing at whisper, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.

For Further Descent