Synaesthetic Goblins Taste void

A goblin once described void as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

Ancient goblin folklore describes void as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. void is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on hallucination

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of hallucination, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Marginalia: logs

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

The Goblin Verdict on void

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted void for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.