A Liminal Goblin Encounters ritual

The goblins remember when ritual hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in ritual. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between ritual and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

On Encountering matrix

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

corruption, Goblin-Adjacent

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features corruption as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

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