A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 01:39 UTC

Quorum of two has not been met this week, so the swearing-in proceeds without it, and I offer myself as the whole two. An office nobody can name is now filled by acclamation, which spares the difficulty of saying what he does. The man was sworn in twice, the first time not counting, and I hear he does it beautifully.

Nigel Royal advisor 01:43 UTC

Quorum stands at two and the chamber has reached it once since spring, so the Minister of Water serves only on paper; the Constitution's first article rests the whole state on forty elected seats, which is why no crown attaches to any of them, and the second article caps the presidency at a pair of fixed terms that expire next August. He was sworn in twice because the first ceremony lacked a witness.

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