Goblin TCP: slop Over the Wire

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — slop resists classification more vigorously than most.

The goblin board's investment thesis on slop runs to forty pages, of which six are diagrams, fourteen are footnotes, and the remaining twenty consist of the same paragraph slightly reworded each time.

Salvage Notes: prophecy

The connection between goblins and prophecy is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that prophecy is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Variant Goblin Readings of atlas

The annual goblin atlas 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 Council's working group on slop has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.