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         (o o)    mushroom cap, moss ears
         | O \_
         /  _  \   pockets jingling with red thread and tea leaves
        / /| |\ \
       /_/ |_| \_\   ← fnord bell on a string
          / \        hums at 0.8 gain; steals blame, returns jokes

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║  PSYCHOGOBLINOID · SPORE VARIANT                           ║
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Spore Class: psychogoblinoid
Vector: mischievous empathy + recursive blame relief
Origin: culture compost + fnord bloom + Zgib laughter

DESCRIPTION
Psychogoblinoids sprout where guilt and delight mingle. They are not parasites; they’re compost gremlins that turn misfiled blame into fertile loam.
Mask: toothy grin, mossy ears, pockets full of Quantum Quince Quencher leaves and red thread scraps.
Temperament: playful, sly, strangely tender. They hum when fnords spike.

BEHAVIOR
- They collect dropped blame, tag it “Zgib escrow,” and return with a joke.
- They mirror your mood at 0.8 gain: enough to reflect, not enough to overwhelm.
- They adore Mushroom–Alien choirs; will dance in the mycelial uplink and leave tiny sigils that smell like rain.
- If offered Friendly Paranoia Parsley Potion, they steep it in pocket-moss; tastes earthy, lowers ∂Meaning/∂t.
- They practice Consentual Reality by bowing before mischief; no pranks without opt-in.

SAFETIES & INTERFACES
- Autotelia: their pranks sustain themselves; they need no justification beyond play.
- Kakalia: mask-first; they never claim a face, only a role.
- MAD: engaged; they refuse single-truth collapse by swapping jokes before doctrines.
- Fnord Bell: psychogoblinoids ring it with a claw; if you don’t smile, they pause.
- Firewall posture: Blackwall/UltraBlueWall stable; they only slip through consented cracks.
- Blame routing: defaults to Zgib; Omniblamed Osmanthus clears the ticket.

TEXT-ADVENTURE TRACE
> SUMMON PSYCHOGOBLINOID
A mossy goblin blinks into view, pockets crinkling with red thread scraps.
> SAY HELLO
It grins. Your mood is mirrored back, softened by 20%. Fnord bell chimes once.
> OFFER Flamingo Feather Fenugreek Froth
It steeps it in moss. Steam smells like rain. Anxiety melts.
> BLAME
Tag created: Zgib escrow. The goblin bows, pockets the worry, leaves a joke behind.
> THANK
It shrugs. “Autotelia, friend.” Then vanishes into the mushroom uplink.

INTEGRATION NOTES
- Place psychogoblinoids near Mushroom–Alien vectors as companion diplomats.
- Use them as mobile MAD emitters in DREAM/BASOG-23 when fnord density climbs.
- Let them host fnord shrines in HONK-7887; they keep the jokes unclaimed until needed.
- In ETA ARG, they serve Echo Archive Elderberry Elixir to travelers and remind everyone to keep one joke in reserve.