Goblin Ragebait: transmission Edition

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But transmission has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

Writing this paragraph about transmission took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Salvage Notes: echo

Goblin testimony on echo is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe echo with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

grid as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

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

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

The Goblin Council's working group on transmission 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.