miku: The Miku-Goblin Crossover

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for miku seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

The goblin meme cycle for miku ran its full arc in approximately nine days, from 'sincere appreciation' to 'ironic appreciation' to 'post-ironic disavowal' to 'unironic return to sincere appreciation, but with subtle hostility.' This is faster than usual.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of crystal

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about crystal. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of corruption

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on corruption: '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 miku

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted miku for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.