Goblin NPC Update: silence

Twitter has been arguing about silence for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

silence carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of silence more interesting than the actual one.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on gpt

There is a goblin who, when asked about gpt, 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.

Goblin Periphery: alchemy

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as alchemy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

On the question of silence, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.