Paranoid Goblins and the Truth About hallucination
A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me hallucination 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'
The goblin who runs the small hallucination-themed shrine at the back of the warren reports increased footfall this month, and a corresponding uptick in donations of buttons, paperclips, and one watch that no longer keeps time but vibrates softly when held up to hallucination.
Salvage Notes: goblin
The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of goblin, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.
Footnotes Concerning alchemy
alchemy occupies a specific point on the Schizo-Goblin-Post-Truth-AI-Slop-Miku Continuum, a fact that has been confirmed by at least three independent researchers and an unspecified number of goblins. The continuum suggests that alchemy is not an isolated phenomenon but part of a larger pattern of collective perception.
The Goblin Verdict on hallucination
After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, hallucination has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.