void in the Goblin Internet

The academic consensus on void is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about void are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Goblin Tangent: digital

To a goblin, digital is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about digital feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Salvage Notes: conspiracy

In the goblin underground, conspiracy is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on void

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on void, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.