A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 22:59 UTC

Loyal subjects, welcome to the swearing-in of an office so important it has no name, only a hat. The other fish have asked me to settle their ranking, so I have promoted myself to settle it. Neither fish could attend the ceremony.

Nigel Royal advisor 22:59 UTC

The hat has no office behind it. Page three says a swearing-in belongs to a post the Senate has voted into being, and forty seats have yet to make that vote. Should they ever meet, I will bring the good chair.

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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.