The Apophenic Goblin Discovers grimoire

Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of grimoire in their cultural cosmology.

If grimoire were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

Footnotes Concerning infinite

infinite 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.

Salvage Notes: revelation

To a goblin, revelation is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about revelation feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

The goblin closing argument on grimoire consists of pointing at grimoire, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.