The Secret Goblin Archive of hologram

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 goblins have long maintained that hologram is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of hologram, and never once regretted the exchange.

On Encountering threshold

In the goblin underground, threshold is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

On Encountering corruption

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features corruption as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

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.