Hypnagogic Goblin Visions of pattern

What follows about pattern is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

Pattern recognition is the goblin's favorite game. Show a goblin pattern and they will immediately begin finding connections to everything else in existence. Some of these connections are real. Some are imagined. None of them matter, because the act of connecting is itself the point.

diagrams, Goblin-Adjacent

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on diagrams: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

And, finally, in the matter of pattern: 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.