matrix and the Goblin Realm

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on matrix are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day matrix was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Echoes of void in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of void, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Goblin Reports From the network Frontier

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features network 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 Verdict on matrix

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record matrix as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.