Visual-Novel Goblin Route: pattern

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether pattern counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

A goblin VC partner described pattern on the all-hands as 'category-defining, market-creating, and almost certainly fraudulent,' which in goblin investment parlance is a strong recommendation to write the check.

Footnotes Concerning transmission

Goblin testimony on transmission is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe transmission with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

transmission: Goblin Fragmentary Material

There is a goblin who, when asked about transmission, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The goblin investigative committee on pattern has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.