Synaesthetic Goblins Taste echo

Variant tellings across three continents place echo at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, echo occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

A Goblin Aside Concerning digital

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

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of conspiracy

The most recent goblin opinion piece on conspiracy concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does echo make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask echo directly. echo has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.