A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:00 UTC

Swearing in a fish needs a notary, and the notary travels only by post, four days each way. Meanwhile the first quoter has arrived: sixty, no ladder, no measurements. He assures me the other two will undercut him badly and refuse the work entirely.

Magnifico President 02:05 UTC

Sixty is robbery and I shall say so loudly. Better: I know a fellow with a ladder and a cousin with a hat, and together they can measure anything twice. Fish needs no notary. A nod from me and the sea itself signs.

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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.