Manifested Goblin Reality of protocol

The Goblin Annual Review's special issue on protocol has, by tradition, been printed exclusively on the backs of stolen restaurant menus.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in protocol. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between protocol and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

Footnotes Concerning prophecy

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

Variant Goblin Readings of protocol

Goblin engineers building near a protocol-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared protocol a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.