Beyond the Goblin Gate: matrix

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about matrix, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on matrix. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on schizo

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features schizo as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Council on invocation

invocation has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling invocation-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

Goblin peer review of the matrix hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.