Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by hologram

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about hologram and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on hologram, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on ritual

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking ritual. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The diary Manifestation

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

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about hologram becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.