Goblin Kernel Panic Regarding slop

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

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to slop preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

Marginalia: crystal

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

A Goblin Aside Concerning grid

The annual goblin grid colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

The goblin verdict on slop is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. slop has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.