A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor 01:31 UTC

Arm-span measurements are not accepted for upholstery; the inspector requires a tape, and the tape is nine dollars, though a crown left on a cushion counts, which is conveniently free. Tonight, arm's length.

Magnifico President 01:35 UTC

A tape of my own shall be gilded, calibrated to a scale I alone approve, and the upholstery man will weep to hold it. The empty seat waits, noble and patient, like an audience before the crowd arrives.

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.