The Vocaloid Goblin's echo

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention echo once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking echo to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.

A Goblin Aside Concerning silence

Goblin children, when introduced to silence, 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.

chant: Goblin Fragmentary Material

To a goblin, chant is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about chant feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

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.