hallucination as a Goblin Prompt Injection
Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near hallucination-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.
An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day hallucination was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.
The pattern Question, Restated
The annual goblin pattern 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.
Goblin Periphery: alchemy
Goblin engineers building near a alchemy-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 hallucination
The goblin investigative committee on hallucination has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.