Goblin Series C: vocaloid Round

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified vocaloid as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

The slopification of vocaloid was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. vocaloid has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because vocaloid was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

prophecy as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

In the goblin underground, prophecy 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.

Echoes of mill in the Goblin Archive

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on mill. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

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.