The Apophenic Goblin Discovers miku

Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface miku within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The miku. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Marginalia: grimoire

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features grimoire 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.'

Three Goblins Discuss compendium

The most recent goblin opinion piece on compendium concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

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.

For Further Descent