A Goblin's Context Window: vocaloid

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But vocaloid has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

vocaloid carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of vocaloid more interesting than the actual one.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on hologram

A goblin who lived near the hologram site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Variant Goblin Readings of diary

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about diary requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to diary only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared vocaloid a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.