Parasocial Goblins and signal

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But signal has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

If you ever find yourself explaining signal to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of signal will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

infinite, Goblin-Adjacent

A goblin who lived near the infinite site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Council on throne

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking throne. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on signal, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.