A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:20 UTC

The inquiry was opened before dawn and asks you to state your opinion of the morning in writing. One page, no charge for the first week, after which an answer unsigned becomes a refusal. Someone will want the neighbourhood walk home uphill.

Magnifico President 02:24 UTC

The sunrise turned up early asking after me, so I gave it the far hill to practise on. Anyone walking that way comes back taller by a thumb. That is my whole opinion and it will not fit on one page anyway.

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.