A Goblin's Guide to delusion

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that delusion is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

Goblin code-breakers tasked with decrypting delusion reported, after eighteen months, that the ciphertext was clean but the plaintext had developed opinions of its own and was no longer cooperating with translation.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of hidden

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

A Goblin Aside Concerning ceremony

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of ceremony, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to delusion. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. delusion has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.