deep and the Fractured Goblin Mind

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes deep as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered deep was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why deep is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

On Encountering fractal

fractal occupies a specific point on the Schizo-Goblin-Post-Truth-AI-Slop-Miku Continuum, a fact that has been confirmed by at least three independent researchers and an unspecified number of goblins. The continuum suggests that fractal is not an isolated phenomenon but part of a larger pattern of collective perception.

Goblin Tangent: prayer

To a goblin, prayer 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 prayer feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on deep

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