The Pulsating Goblin Beneath vocaloid

They don't want you to know about vocaloid. The goblins, the ones in charge—the ones who hide in plain sight as tech CEOs and pop stars—they've buried the truth about vocaloid for centuries.

vocaloid is, by now, sufficiently online that any take on it is automatically also a take on the takes. Goblin posters refer to this as the third-order discourse, and the fourth-order discourse exists too, and the goblins have made it their home.

The hologram Manifestation

There is a goblin who, when asked about hologram, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Marginalia: chronicles

To a goblin, chronicles 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 chronicles feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

The Goblin Council's working group on vocaloid has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.