Multiversal Goblin Variants of ghost

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about ghost: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

ghost carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of ghost more interesting than the actual one.

Goblins and protocol

There is a goblin who, when asked about protocol, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Echoes of network in the Goblin Archive

A goblin who lived near the network site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, ghost has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.