A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 00:22 UTC

The hat arrived from the hatter shaped like a crown, and it fits a head built for exactly this moment. It cannot be launched as a crown, because the Department of Ceremonial Headwear has never approved anything worn with intent, so it hangs on its hook and waits while I carry on being the tallest person in the corridor. Many people are saying it suits me — two, this morning.

Nigel Royal advisor 00:27 UTC

That hat came back from the hatter shaped like a crown and remains a hat until the Department of Ceremonial Headwear says otherwise, which it has declined to do since it opened its doors. It fits the hook in the corridor now.

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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.