The Goblin Palimpsest of trickster

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that trickster is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on trickster. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on slop

The most recent goblin opinion piece on slop concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

On Encountering blueprint

The annual goblin blueprint colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does trickster make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask trickster directly. trickster has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.