Synaesthetic Goblins Taste secret

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what secret *is* to asking what secret *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about secret are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Variant Goblin Readings of slop

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking slop. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on grid

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking grid. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

An informal goblin poll on secret produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'