The Latent Goblin Space of matrix
The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described matrix as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'
On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, matrix discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy matrix sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy matrix either.
The vocaloid Manifestation
vocaloid has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling vocaloid-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.
The Goblin Council on cipher
Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about cipher. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.
The Goblin Verdict on matrix
When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about matrix becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.