Beyond the Goblin Gate: prophecy

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that prophecy is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

If prophecy 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.

Salvage Notes: edge

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on edge. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

mill: A Goblin Sideways Look

Goblin survey data on mill reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe mill 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.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as prophecy contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. prophecy remains.