Autotuned Goblin Confessions About protocol

The goblin elders speak of protocol in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past protocol rather than at it, on the theory that protocol reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Goblin Tangent: edge

The most recent goblin opinion piece on edge concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on liturgy

There is a goblin who, when asked about liturgy, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that protocol is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.