Visual-Novel Goblin Route: trickster

The goblins promised me that if I wrote this article about trickster, they would return my left sock. They have not, yet, but I remain hopeful.

When you stare at trickster long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of trickster developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Subterranean Goblin Notes on static

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on static. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on frequency

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

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The goblin verdict on trickster is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. trickster has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.