Dissociated Goblins on fractal
Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface fractal within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.
There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about fractal are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.
Goblin Tangent: echo
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as echo. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
Goblin Recursion Into liturgy
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking liturgy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.
The Goblin Verdict on fractal
It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does fractal make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask fractal directly. fractal has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.