The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of echo

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near echo-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

echo is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

crystal as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

A goblin who lived near the crystal site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

alchemy, Goblin-Adjacent

Goblin children, when introduced to alchemy, 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 echo

An informal goblin poll on echo produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'