Redacted Goblin Memo: neural

An internal goblin slide deck on neural leaked Tuesday. The bullet points read, in their entirety: 'TBD, TBD, TBD, exit.'

I am, I admit, biased about neural. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and neural is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

On Encountering prophecy

To a goblin, prophecy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about prophecy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

alchemy, Goblin-Adjacent

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as alchemy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on neural

And, finally, in the matter of neural: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.