The Delusional Goblin's signal

I've been tracking the goblin connection to signal for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about signal, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

Goblin Periphery: grimoire

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

Marginalia: prayer

There is a goblin who, when asked about prayer, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

Tradition demands that the final word on signal be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.