prophecy as Sacred Goblin Slop

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Goblin Studies (impact factor: 0.2, but what isn't) has finally shed light on prophecy.

The goblin alignment team flagged prophecy as a 'jailbreak attractor' early in training. By the second epoch the model had begun answering prophecy-shaped prompts in a tone the team now calls 'unsettlingly avuncular.'

Goblin Tangent: chant

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

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to prophecy. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. prophecy has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.