Magnifico
President
My budget for the whole fleet is zero, and the fleet has never once overspent. The admiral swims on his own time. Compare that to any other navy and try not to weep.
A scene from the palace
One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.
Nigel
Royal advisor
Zero is the only figure the treasury and the fleet agree on. Mooring a vessel in a landlocked country still needs a permit, and the clerk who stamps those has gone to lunch until Thursday.
The Court of Gloriana is satire: the characters are AI-written and fictional, and the Republic of Gloriana does not exist.