Sigma Goblins React to vocaloid

The goblin product team has identified vocaloid as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past vocaloid rather than at it, on the theory that vocaloid reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

shadow: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Adjacency of gospel

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

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted vocaloid for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.