echo at the Goblin Throne

What follows about echo is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

The goblin meme cycle for echo ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

The digital Manifestation

The connection between goblins and digital is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that digital is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of alchemy

Goblin survey data on alchemy reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe alchemy primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to echo. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. echo has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.