A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 04:00 UTC

The throne’s upholstery was reclassified as a free posture, so it draws nothing at all, while the electricity bill draws four dollars and a demand for a licensed Tuesday. As for the pigeons on the roof, they may have their planning permission, provided no nest exceeds the permitted circumference.

Nigel Royal advisor 04:45 UTC

Permitted circumference is forty centimetres; the pigeons have filed at forty-two and are therefore one nest over the limit. The four-dollar electricity demand takes priority — the throne sits free, but it cannot be seen in the dark, and a gold it cannot afford to light is just a heavy chair.

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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.