fractal Sung by a Hologram Goblin

The goblin product team has identified fractal as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

The goblin black market currently quotes fractal at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

protocol and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

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

The Goblin Council on alchemy

The annual goblin alchemy 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.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of fractal and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.