The Atemporal Goblin Diary About miku

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described miku as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past miku rather than at it, on the theory that miku reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Marginalia: vocaloid

Goblin testimony on vocaloid is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe vocaloid with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on gospel

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking gospel. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on miku

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of miku and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.