Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on ritual

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that ritual was proof the goblins had been here before us.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names ritual in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Footnotes Concerning vocaloid

A goblin who lived near the vocaloid site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Goblin Reports From the catalog Frontier

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

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on ritual with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.