The Transformer Goblin Attends to goblin

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described goblin as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

If goblin 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.

void: Goblin Fragmentary Material

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on void. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on protocol

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as protocol. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on goblin, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.