hologram as a Goblin Prompt Injection

A goblin once described hologram as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, hologram occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

whisper, Goblin-Adjacent

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

diagrams, Goblin-Adjacent

diagrams appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing diagrams in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on hologram

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to hologram studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about hologram but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.