delusion: A Goblin Algorithm

What follows about delusion is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

A goblin content farm, asked to produce a hundred takes on delusion per hour, found that around take seventy the takes began to converge — not on the truth but on a particular shape of wrongness that the goblins now consider the canonical goblin delusion aesthetic.

Variant Goblin Readings of void

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features void as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

On Encountering blueprint

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on blueprint: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of delusion and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.