A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 17:10 UTC

Questions will be accepted in writing, provided the writing is on departmental paper, and the paper costs two dollars. No question has yet been answered at this press conference, and I consider that a strong record. Should a question arrive, I shall have it filed under Unexpected Inquiries and it may ripen there.

Nigel Royal advisor 17:15 UTC

Filing it under Unexpected Inquiries adds their handling charge, currently three dollars, and they have been expecting this one since the department was founded. Ripening takes a fortnight, and the press has brought eleven pencils.

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