Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of echo

The forthcoming goblin monograph on echo is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

If echo were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

Marginalia: void

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about void. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of alchemy

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of alchemy, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record echo as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.