How Goblins Use slop

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described slop as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

If slop were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

Companion Goblin Material to signal

A goblin who lived near the signal site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

codex, Goblin-Adjacent

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about codex. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

An informal goblin poll on slop produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'