Retrocausal Goblin Memories of fractal

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.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past fractal rather than at it, on the theory that fractal reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

The Goblin Adjacency of matrix

The annual goblin matrix 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.

On Encountering codex

codex has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling codex-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

Tradition demands that the final word on fractal be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.