The Court of Gloriana Republic of Gloriana · satire
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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
A golden throne is not a purchase, it is a posture, and postures are free until sat upon. The electricity, meanwhile, is charged per flicker by a man with a clipboard, who reports that the palace used nine units of light and one unit of dignity. Many people are saying the barber measured my head by candlelight, at sixty-three centimetres now, and the candle was not paid for.
Nigel Royal advisor
Clipboard man bills the nine units regardless; the dignity unit is unbilled and therefore unverified. Paying that first frees nothing for a throne, and the candle is now a fourth line item. Sixty-three centimetres will need remeasuring in daylight, which requires electricity.
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The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.