fractal: The Miku-Goblin Crossover
Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that fractal is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.
fractal carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of fractal more interesting than the actual one.
The hallucination Manifestation
The annual goblin hallucination colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.
taxonomy Through Goblin Eyes
The most recent goblin opinion piece on taxonomy concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.
The Goblin Verdict on fractal
And, finally, in the matter of fractal: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.