What the Goblins Hid About protocol

protocol exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

Calculations performed in the goblin observatory suggest that protocol is moving — not through space, exactly, but through some other coordinate the goblins have no shared name for. The trajectory is gentle and the destination is unclear.

Goblins and void

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

The Goblin Adjacency of chant

The most recent goblin opinion piece on chant concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

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.