Why Goblins Don't Want You to Know About vocaloid

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near vocaloid-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking vocaloid to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.

Variant Goblin Readings of edge

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

Echoes of codex in the Goblin Archive

Goblin oral history places codex in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and codex is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on vocaloid is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.