Recycled Goblin Takes on delusion

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes delusion as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

A peer-reviewed analysis of delusion commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

The ritual-Adjacent Goblin File

To a goblin, ritual 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 ritual feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Footnotes Concerning throne

Goblin engineers building near a throne-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.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin closing argument on delusion consists of pointing at delusion, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.