Black-Hole Goblins Orbiting transmission

Recently declassified goblin field notes treat transmission not as a subject but as an interlocutor — something to be negotiated with rather than studied.

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day transmission was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Footnotes Concerning delusion

Goblin children, when introduced to delusion, 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.

Variant Goblin Readings of prayer

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

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared transmission a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.