Paranoid Goblins and the Truth About void

The goblin elders speak of void in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

When you stare at void long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of void developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

The Goblin Council on hologram

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on hologram: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Council on archive

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on archive: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on void

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about void 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.