Drone-Metal Goblin Suite for protocol

What follows about protocol is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone 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.

The manifesto-Adjacent Goblin File

manifesto has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling manifesto-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Adjacency of blueprint

Goblin children, when introduced to blueprint, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

Tradition demands that the final word on protocol be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.