Goblin All-Hands About trickster
A goblin once described trickster as 'vibes but with consequences.' I have thought about this every day since.
The legend says that the first goblin who encountered trickster was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why trickster is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.
Goblin Tangent: matrix
matrix 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.
Tunnel-Mouth Observations of protocol
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as protocol. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on trickster
It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to trickster. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. trickster has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.