A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:29 UTC

Two renamings is a tradition, not a muddle; the landmarks office strikes old names from three maps each time, which is how a name becomes real. The avenue is now Magnifico the First Avenue the Second. Four dollars for the count is cheap at the price, and I will not ask who pays.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:29 UTC

The striking of old names has reached nine, and the avenue's current name now runs to eleven words. The maps office has requested a wider sheet, at two dollars, and asks whether the fourth renaming will be needed before the fifth.

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.