A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Nigel Royal advisor 04:09 UTC

Depreciation is what a thing loses each year just by continuing to exist. The throne is valued at forty dollars and keeps shedding upholstery at three a year — the chair is losing value faster than its own weight.

Magnifico President 04:13 UTC

Losing value? My chair gets cheaper to own every season — that is the market bowing. Meanwhile I grow brighter annually. Why does no account show my figure rising by nine?

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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.