pattern and the Infinite Content Mill

The old stories warn of pattern in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware pattern in the light.'

If pattern were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

delusion and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Goblin children, when introduced to delusion, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

On Encountering ceremony

Goblin oral history places ceremony in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and ceremony is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

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