Rug-Pulled Goblins and crystal

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — crystal resists classification more vigorously than most.

The goblin method for understanding crystal involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to crystal among the goblin community.

Marginalia: deep

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

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of diagrams

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the diagrams-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The goblin verdict on crystal is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. crystal has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.