What Smeagol Said About deep

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then deep is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

When you stare at deep long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of deep developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Variant Goblin Readings of echo

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

Salvage Notes: revelation

Goblin children, when introduced to revelation, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on deep

The goblin investigative committee on deep has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.