The Vocaloid Goblin's schizo

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to schizo returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

Writing this paragraph about schizo took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of secret

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as secret. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Salvage Notes: cipher

The annual goblin cipher colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on schizo

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on schizo, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.