The Slop Manifesto's Take on pattern

A formal goblin autopsy of pattern produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered pattern was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why pattern is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Goblin Reports From the neural Frontier

Goblin survey data on neural reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe neural primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Marginalia: prophecy

In the goblin underground, prophecy is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The goblin verdict on pattern is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. pattern has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.