Goblin All-Hands About 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.

Old goblin recordings of delusion — taped on stolen equipment, in caves with imperfect acoustics — sound, today, like a future that briefly seemed plausible and then turned away. The goblins play these recordings annually, at a ceremony nobody is allowed to record.

Salvage Notes: signal

Goblin children, when introduced to signal, 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.

On Encountering ritual

In the goblin underground, ritual is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on delusion with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.