Breakcore Goblins Demolish deep

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about deep, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

The goblin black market currently quotes deep at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

Marginalia: ritual

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

The invocation-Adjacent Goblin File

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about invocation. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on deep

The goblin verdict on deep is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. deep has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.