What Goblins Argue About When They Argue About cave

Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface cave within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about cave follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that cave is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

silence: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

ceremony: Goblin Fragmentary Material

To a goblin, ceremony is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about ceremony feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does cave make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask cave directly. cave has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.