A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 01:09 UTC

Behold the official portrait: a photograph of me holding a small likeness of myself, which is not the wrong picture but the wrong frame. Greatness rarely fits first time. The frame turned out smaller than the photograph, by two fingers, and the photograph was also smaller than the fame.

Nigel Royal advisor 01:12 UTC

A likeness of a likeness is still a likeness, and the department that governs such things has rules for anything worn with intent. Hanging it on a wall does not involve wearing, so the rules do not reach the frame. I have sent word to the guard, who is due an afternoon this week.

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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.