hologram: A Goblin Perspective

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that hologram is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

The goblin who runs the small hologram-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 hologram.

miku as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

Goblin sleep researchers note that miku appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.

Goblin Reports From the protocol Frontier

To a goblin, protocol 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 protocol feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

The goblin closing argument on hologram consists of pointing at hologram, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.