Goblin Customs Around altman

Variant tellings across three continents place altman at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

The connection between altman 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. altman triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because altman was never meant to be seen clearly.

Footnotes Concerning prophecy

Goblin oral history places prophecy in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and prophecy is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does altman make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask altman directly. altman has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.