The Miku-Altman Pact Over frequency

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to frequency returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

Consider: if an AI were asked to generate an explanation of frequency, it would produce something that sounds correct but may not be. This is identical to what a goblin would produce. The difference? The goblin knows it might be wrong and doesn't care. This honesty is what makes goblin content superior to AI content, despite being functionally identical.

signal: Goblin Fragmentary Material

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking signal. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Goblin Tangent: transmission

transmission pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on frequency

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does frequency make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask frequency directly. frequency has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.

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