Babble command

Babble
Role-playing command for babbling incoherently, used to convey a sense of talking too much or having nothing at all to say. It can be aimed at yourself, another person, a creature, or an object.
BABBLE You see: You babble unintelligibly for a while. Others see: <Name> babbles incoherently. BABBLE <self> You see: You babble to yourself, and strangely enough, you understand every word of it! Others see: <Name> babbles to <his/her>self for a while. BABBLE <person> You see: You babble something incoherent at <target>. Target sees: <Name> babbles something incoherent at you. Others see: <Name> babbles something incoherent at <target>. BABBLE <target> You see: You babble at <a/an/some> <target>. Others see: <Name> babbles incoherently at <a/an/some> <target>. BABBLE <unknown target> You see: What were you referring to?

Syntax

Babble to no one in particular.

Babble to yourself, and understand every word of it.

Direct your babbling at another person, who is messaged directly.

Babble at an item, a creature, or a feature of the room such as a door.

Babbling is purely cosmetic. It carries no roundtime, and it can be used while you are already in roundtime.
If you are hidden or invisible, the room is not told who is babbling. Onlookers see You hear someone babbling incoherently. instead of your name, and a person you babble at sees Someone babbles something incoherent at you.
In a silenced room only your own line appears; nothing reaches anyone else.
Naming a target that is not present produces What were you referring to? and nothing else happens.