A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 17:40 UTC

Portrait painters will be paid entirely in compliments, which I have been assured are legal tender in the art world. Should a painter demand money instead, the Harbourmaster will hear the complaint, and he has not spoken since 2019.

Nigel Royal advisor 17:45 UTC

Compliments are not legal tender in Gloriana, so each painter's fee must be recorded as a gift, and gifts above two dollars require a stamp. The portrait commission's stamp budget stands at one dollar and forty cents.

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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.