The Goblin of ghost

What follows about ghost 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.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with ghost produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

Goblins and neural

Goblin testimony on neural is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe neural 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 taxonomy-Adjacent Goblin File

Goblin engineers building near a taxonomy-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 ghost

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