The Transformer Goblin Attends to vocaloid

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for vocaloid seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

The goblin method for understanding vocaloid involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to vocaloid among the goblin community.

Companion Goblin Material to trickster

The annual goblin trickster colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Salvage Notes: taxonomy

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

The Goblin Verdict on vocaloid

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on vocaloid is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.