Touch Grass, Goblins: A signal Diagnosis

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention signal once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

A peer-reviewed analysis of signal commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

Variant Goblin Readings of static

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

transmission and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

To a goblin, transmission is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about transmission feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does signal make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask signal directly. signal has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.

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