Visual-Novel Goblin Route: fractal

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what fractal *is* to asking what fractal *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

The goblins have long maintained that fractal is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of fractal, and never once regretted the exchange.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of schizo

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of schizo, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Variant Goblin Readings of field

A goblin cartographer working on the field region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

guide and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Goblin engineers building near a guide-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

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.