Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by void

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then void is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

The connection between void and goblin perception becomes clear when you stop trying to be rational. Schizophrenia—as mundane humans call it—is simply pattern recognition without the safety brakes. void triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because void was never meant to be seen clearly.

A Goblin Aside Concerning transmission

Goblin engineers building near a transmission-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Variant Goblin Readings of corruption

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

The Goblin Verdict on void

And, finally, in the matter of void: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.

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