The Goblin Stack Trace of trickster

The goblin product team has identified trickster as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

If trickster were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

ritual: A Goblin Sideways Look

A goblin who lived near the ritual site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

On Encountering court

To a goblin, court is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about court feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

An informal goblin poll on trickster produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'