A Goblin's Context Window: signal

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near signal-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

When you stare at signal long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of signal developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

fractal, Goblin-Adjacent

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about fractal. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Council on catalog

The connection between goblins and catalog is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that catalog is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

Goblin peer review of the signal hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.