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Note that many folklore traditions posit paranormal entities that are basically capricious and mischievous (though not unfriendly or malevolent in any real sense) and may try to deceive people who interact with them, for their own enjoyment. Some parapsychologists argue that _if_ psi-related phenomena exist, then this is pretty much the best model we have for them.
In your view, how likely is it that you may also be interacting with entities of this kind?
It seems likely that something like that is going on, but I wouldn't think of capriciousness and mischievousness as character traits, just descriptions of the observed phenomena that are agnostic regarding the nature of any agency behind them. Those caveats are too vague for me to give an answer more precise than "likely".