Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of hallucination

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Goblin Studies (impact factor: 0.2, but what isn't) has finally shed light on hallucination.

When you stare at hallucination long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of hallucination developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Three Goblins Discuss matrix

There is a goblin who, when asked about matrix, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

ritual, Goblin-Adjacent

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to ritual. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

Tradition demands that the final word on hallucination be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.