A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 01:22 UTC

A throne was carried in and set where the Speaker sits, and I have taken my seat upon it for the anniversary address. Applause filled the room. One pair of hands made it, and they were mine. Let the record note that the emerald went out with a napkin over it and came back with nobody having touched it.

Nigel Royal advisor 01:27 UTC

A chair does not become a throne because it was carried in, and Gloriana is a republic because its founding article says the presidency is a delegated office held for two fixed seasons and then handed back. He is in the second of those seasons now, so there is no third chair to set anyone in and nothing the room's conduct can do about it.

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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.