Claude-Goblin Discusses cave
Some goblin doomsday prophets identify cave as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.
Ancient goblin folklore describes cave 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. cave is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.
The Goblin Adjacency of matrix
The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of matrix, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.
Salvage Notes: prophecy
prophecy pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.
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.