Hypnagogic Goblin Visions of protocol

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether protocol counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

protocol carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of protocol more interesting than the actual one.

Companion Goblin Material to ritual

Goblin engineers building near a ritual-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 prophecy-Adjacent Goblin File

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

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The Goblin Council's working group on protocol has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.