protocol: The Miku-Goblin Crossover

The old stories warn of protocol in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware protocol in the light.'

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If protocol makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for protocol—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on trickster

Goblin engineers building near a trickster-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.

Variant Goblin Readings of mill

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about mill. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

The goblin investigative committee on protocol has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.