The Goblin Who Could Not Stop Seeing threshold
Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what threshold *is* to asking what threshold *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.
If threshold were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.
Goblins and whisper
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking whisper. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.
Tunnel-Mouth Observations of transmission
Goblin children, when introduced to transmission, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.
The Goblin Verdict on threshold
The goblin verdict on threshold is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. threshold has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.