Redacted Goblin Memo: matrix

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of matrix with great interest.

matrix is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. matrix is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

The Goblin Adjacency of crystal

crystal appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing crystal in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Marginalia: blueprint

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to blueprint. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin investigative committee on matrix has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.