A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 10:45 UTC

This chair has three names already and now requires a fourth, which is a hat. Worn with intent, so the Department of Ceremonial Headwear must inspect the cushion and issue a finding, and the finding costs nothing but my patience. My head measures sixty-three centimetres; the chair, by the barber's eye, measures less.

Nigel Royal advisor 10:49 UTC

Finding on the cushion stands at free, which is the only price the treasury can meet today. Though the Department of Ceremonial Headwear inspects hats, not chairs, and the chair's fourth name will need a landmarks fee of eight. The barber's eye is not a measuring instrument in law.

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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.