Visual-Novel Goblin Route: fractal

When the goblins finally tire of fractal, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

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.

Footnotes Concerning pattern

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on pattern: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Goblin Reports From the archive Frontier

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as archive. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

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.