Goblin Series C: transmission Round

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for transmission. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

transmission is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. transmission is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of void

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about void requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to void only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on invocation

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

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, transmission has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.