A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 10:47 UTC

Twenty thousand admirers at the gate, by my own careful tally. The Constabulary put it at four, but they were counting with their hearts. The other sixteen thousand simply arrived early and have not aged a day.

Nigel Royal advisor 10:51 UTC

The gate roster lists four names and one of them is repeated. Sixteen thousand uncounted arrivals would each owe a late-arrival fee of two dollars, payable whether or not they exist.

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.