Being invisible would have been unbearable if it wasn’t for the mischievous nature that had followed Goob into the afterlife. It was the only thing that he figured he also was when he was alive. Not that he had any clear memory from his time as a living being but he liked to imagine that he was still the same person on the inside.
Regular haunting was fun, don’t get him wrong, but after a decade or so it became quite tiresome. It was a relief to him when the mid-2000s introduced the idea of prank videos. Being a translucent spirit, he wasn’t going to be raking in fame and views off the get-go, but his mischief with the heating and cooling systems around Melbourne had already earned him a few exasperated Reddoot posts.
He already had a couple of favourites that he had managed to glimpse whilst possessing a random citizen’s phone in Bayside. Air conditioning was a particular point of frustration as temperatures soared in the summer and humans craved the cooling relief of fresh air on their faces. This anger was ideal for pranking.
Maybe it was the fact that his own body couldn’t comprehend temperature anymore that inspired the idea. After all, why should they get to enjoy themselves? He was the one worthy of a break after years of floating aimlessly and alone.
His pranks had also escalated into messing with the internet whenever his victims would go to book an air conditioning repair. Armadale was a favourite haunt for him as one of its citizens was particularly quick to anger. It would only take a few moments of strange noises and inconsistent airflow to throw the young woman into a panic. She would search online for hours to find possible reasons her A/C was no longer functional.
Finally, with a delightful sigh, she would resound herself to booking a repair online and venting her frustrations out to the internet. It was the surest way Goob had found so far to feel seen, even if he was an unwelcome sight. He didn’t intend to stop any time soon.