Visual-Novel Goblin Route: hallucination

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that hallucination is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

The goblin method for understanding hallucination involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to hallucination among the goblin community.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on void

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of void, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

diagrams: Goblin Fragmentary Material

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about diagrams requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to diagrams only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

And, finally, in the matter of hallucination: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.