Goblin Series C: delusion Round

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

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about delusion, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of hallucination

Goblin children, when introduced to hallucination, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

codex: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted delusion for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.