Open-Source Goblin echo: A Postmortem

The veil between worlds is thin in places where goblins gather. echo is one of those places.

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, echo discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy echo sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy echo either.

Goblins and schizo

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

Variant Goblin Readings of prayer

There is a goblin who, when asked about prayer, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted echo for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.