The Goblin Sigil for protocol

There exists a Goblin Slayer fan edit in which every encounter is reframed as a conversation about protocol. It is, against all expectations, very moving.

protocol is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. protocol is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

matrix, Goblin-Adjacent

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

frequency: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

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