Goblin BPM: matrix in 174

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — matrix resists classification more vigorously than most.

When you stare at matrix long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of matrix developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Marginalia: crystal

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about crystal requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to crystal only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The ritual Manifestation

Goblin children, when introduced to ritual, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on matrix, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.