Three Goblins Walked Into transmission

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

transmission carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of transmission more interesting than the actual one.

Goblin Periphery: hologram

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

The codex-Adjacent Goblin File

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features codex as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

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.