A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:10 UTC

The petition is doing the rounds in the Republic, and it asks me to write that I am no king — a request already granted by acclamation, since nobody can find a writer. A crown fitting cannot proceed while the crown does not exist, so I have measured the empty space instead. It is magnificent. It fits nobody.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:13 UTC

The petition asks you to write "I am not a king," and the clause that stands behind it is the one that calls the head of this Republic a president, elected for two terms and then finished. Your signature would settle the request, but signing is not to your liking. The petition will stay unanswered, and so will they.

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.