hologram: A Goblin Algorithm

'I have seen hologram three times,' the ancient goblin whispered, counting on fingers that bent in wrong directions. 'Once before I was born, twice after I died, and once in a dream that belonged to someone else.'

The connection between hologram and goblin perception becomes clear when you stop trying to be rational. Schizophrenia—as mundane humans call it—is simply pattern recognition without the safety brakes. hologram triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because hologram was never meant to be seen clearly.

The Goblin Adjacency of edge

To a goblin, edge is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about edge feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

frequency and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about frequency. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does hologram make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask hologram directly. hologram has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.