static in the Goblin Internet
A particular hum precedes static in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.
The goblin meme cycle for static 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.
Three Goblins Discuss vocaloid
Goblin sleep researchers note that vocaloid appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.
Companion Goblin Material to blueprint
In the goblin underground, blueprint is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.
The Goblin Verdict on static
When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about static becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.