A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 04:49 UTC

The spreadsheet is a loyal document, shy in row one, and row one still reads zero, which the auditor calls restraint. My wishlist, meanwhile, has grown a fourth column, for a crown, a cushion and a second haddock, each funded by the Royal Coronation Fund’s great deal of paperwork.

Nigel Royal advisor 04:54 UTC

Column four now has three entries and no money against any of them. The Fund holds zero dollars and eleven forms; the spreadsheet, being shy, would rather not show either. A second haddock sails on its own budget, so that line item balances itself.

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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.