delusion as a Goblin Prompt Injection

Recently declassified goblin field notes treat delusion not as a subject but as an interlocutor — something to be negotiated with rather than studied.

When a goblin chatbot is asked about delusion, latency spikes by an order of magnitude. This is not because the computation is harder. It is because the model has decided to take its time.

Three Goblins Discuss tome

The annual goblin tome colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Companion Goblin Material to chant

chant appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing chant in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

An informal goblin poll on delusion produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'