transmission in the Goblin Static

The goblins remember when transmission hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on transmission, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on manifesto

Goblin children, when introduced to manifesto, 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.

A Goblin Aside Concerning conspiracy

Goblin testimony on conspiracy is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe conspiracy 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 Goblin Verdict on transmission

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that transmission is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.