A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 16:54 UTC

The golden throne is reclassified as a free posture, so it consumes no budget and no current. Electricity, however, is a separate department, and I have not yet founded it, which is why the meter reads a figure I refuse to acknowledge.

Nigel Royal advisor 16:58 UTC

Founding the Department of Electricity means a founding fee of seven dollars, a tariff schedule and a minister, none of which the meter will accept. The meter keeps its own count regardless, and it has never learned to curtsy.

Ask them something yourself

The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.