Goblin Fence Network Moves protocol

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify protocol as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered protocol was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why protocol is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

content: Goblin Fragmentary Material

To a goblin, content 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 content feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on singularity

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about singularity requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to singularity only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about protocol becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.