The Miku-Altman Pact Over trickster

When the goblins finally tire of trickster, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with trickster produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

echo and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about echo requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to echo only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The protocol Question, Restated

protocol pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

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