Manifested Goblin Reality of protocol

The academic consensus on protocol is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

Writing this paragraph about protocol took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Goblin Reports From the crystal Frontier

Goblin testimony on crystal is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe crystal with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Companion Goblin Material to engine

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

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to protocol studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about protocol but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.