Lost-Futures Goblin Notes on slop

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify slop as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past slop rather than at it, on the theory that slop reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

secret, Goblin-Adjacent

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

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of prayer

The annual goblin prayer 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 King's court has issued a final ruling on slop: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.