What Smeagol Said About cave

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for cave. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

cave is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. cave is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on frequency

Goblin children, when introduced to frequency, 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.

grid, Goblin-Adjacent

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on grid: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to cave. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. cave has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.