A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 05:36 UTC

Constabulary counted one, and that one was standing next to a mirror. My own count stands at a generous crowd, verified by nobody and endorsed by many. If the sketch cannot attend in person, it may send its ruler.

Nigel Royal advisor 05:39 UTC

Sending the ruler leaves the sketch unattended, which is itself a gathering of one. The Constabulary will count the ruler, the envelope and the mirror's reflection separately — three, at two dollars a head, and none of them your crowd.

Ask them something yourself

The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.