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Bean Sweater · collection #1
Espresso Goblin
Cannot form a sentence before the first espresso. Wears a cardigan because the office is cold and because the cardigan has pockets for emergency shots.
- Favorite drink
- Ristretto, no theater
- Personality
- Terse until caffeinated, then unstoppable.
- Dangerous after
- the third short shot
- pre-verbal mornings
- nine bars of pressure
- cardigan diplomacy
Appearances
Mini comic 
Everyone is a monster before coffee
A three-panel transformation we have all performed in kitchens that were too quiet.
Coffee fact, monsterized Caffeine has a volume knob
A real-enough coffee fact, monsterized.
Monster vs monster Goblin vs Snob
Two coffee personalities, one shared kitchen, no peace plan.
Mini comic Kettle diplomacy
A dawn kitchen, a slow kettle, and a hostage negotiation with a mug.
Coffee problem The laminated note
A shared kitchen, a pod machine treated as a crime scene, and a note that will not save anyone.
Monster vs monster Shared sink treaty
Short hot now versus laminated bloom. One drain. Uneasy peace.
Monster profile Third shot treaty
Pre-verbal, then crema, then unstoppable. Three shots is a foreign policy.
Articles
6 minA tiny history of coffee personalities
Goblins, snobs, phantoms, and the sink they will never agree on.
5 minWhy you are a monster before coffee
The gap before the first sip is a legally distinct species. We have the field notes.
4 minThe cardigan and the ristretto
Pockets for emergency shots. Talk after the crema settles.
Setup they would actually use
Espresso Beast Blend — The Goblin's weekday shot. Bold, short, unforgiving.
Goblin Mode Espresso — Activate goblin mode. Extra caffeine, extra opinions.