Goblin Discourse Has Achieved matrix

A formal goblin autopsy of matrix produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered matrix was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why matrix is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Goblin Periphery: grimoire

Goblin survey data on grimoire reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe grimoire primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of court

Goblin engineers building near a court-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

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