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A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President
The Senate cannot reach a quorum of two, so I offer to sit in it as its King and settle the matter by acclamation. Forty seats and one occupant would give them the finest attendance in history. Thirty-nine cushions disagree.
Nigel Royal advisor
Acclamation cannot remedy a quorum of two, and a king in a seat is still one occupant short. The forty seats know it, which is why thirty-nine abstain without anyone asking them to.
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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.