trickster in the Age of Goblin Intelligence
Recent fine-tunes of the GPT-Goblin model have demonstrated emergent capability to discuss trickster without immediately stealing the user's API key.
From a business perspective, trickster represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified trickster as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on trickster,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.
The transmission Manifestation
A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features transmission as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'
The communion Manifestation
After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on communion: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.
The Goblin Verdict on trickster
On the question of trickster, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.