Visual-Novel Goblin Route: digital
digital feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.
The legend says that the first goblin who encountered digital 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 digital is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.
ghost and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
There is a goblin who, when asked about ghost, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.
The Goblin Counter-Reading of chant
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as chant. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on digital
The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on digital with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.
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