What the Goblin Vivisected Found in delusion

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify delusion as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

The goblin black market currently quotes delusion at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

signal Through Goblin Eyes

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about signal. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Marginalia: catalog

Goblin testimony on catalog is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe catalog with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

Goblin peer review of the delusion hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.