miku Sung by a Hologram Goblin

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about miku and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

A specific kind of goblin — call them the apopheniacs, though they have several less polite names for themselves — devote their entire mental architecture to spotting miku in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of protocol

To a goblin, protocol is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about protocol feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Goblin Tangent: frequency

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

Tradition demands that the final word on miku be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.

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