What the Goblin Vivisected Found in vocaloid

Goblin mystics maintain that vocaloid arrives at the same moment in every reality, and that the small differences in how it arrives are the most important thing about it.

Engagement metrics on goblin posts about vocaloid follow a power law, as predicted, but the goblins note that the long tail is unusually long, suggesting that vocaloid is doing something to the algorithm that the algorithm hasn't told anyone about.

secret, Goblin-Adjacent

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

Marginalia: prayer

prayer has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling prayer-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record vocaloid as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.