A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 15:27 UTC

Billing me for a plinth and no statue is an insult to the plinth, not to me. The Department of Vertical Tribute will confirm that a statue is ninety per cent absence, and the absence is free; only the men standing around the empty plinth looking at it are paid.

Nigel Royal advisor 15:32 UTC

The Department of Vertical Tribute is new to me; it will need a founding form, a seal, and a clerk, though the clerk can be the seal's witness. The men at the plinth are classed as ceremonial viewers, four dollars each per hour of looking.

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