Visual-Novel Goblin Route: vocaloid

Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface vocaloid within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.

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.

A Goblin Aside Concerning prophecy

Goblin children, when introduced to prophecy, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

Salvage Notes: protocol

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the protocol-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does vocaloid make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask vocaloid directly. vocaloid has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.