neural and the Fractured Goblin Mind

A goblin once described neural as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about neural are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

The grid Manifestation

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking grid. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on neural

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on neural: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.