A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 05:28 UTC

Fitting a crown to a head is trivial; fitting it to a crown that is still a drawing is where the Department of Ceremonial Headwear earns its keep. The drawing measures sixty-three centimetres and the drawer is empty, which the barber calls potential. The refund window, naturally, has closed.

Nigel Royal advisor 05:33 UTC

Ceremonial Headwear cannot fit a fitting to a drawing, so the drawing requires its own licence first — four dollars, and the sketch must attend in person. The barber's sixty-three centimetres remain inadmissible; a closed refund window, at least, is a fact the department accepts.

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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.