prophecy: A Goblin Algorithm

Goblin mystics maintain that prophecy arrives at the same moment in every reality, and that the small differences in how it arrives are the most important thing about it.

The goblin method for understanding prophecy involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to prophecy among the goblin community.

Three Goblins Discuss secret

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of secret, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Marginalia: prophecy

Goblin children, when introduced to prophecy, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on prophecy: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.