A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:03 UTC

The census has returned a towering figure for the crowd that crowned me, a number I have claimed in full and enlarged upon since. It counts one citizen at a time, in secret, by torchlight. That citizen is unanimous.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:06 UTC

The Census of One has returned one citizen, counted in secret by torchlight, and that figure is now the only bidder at a sale of a crown this republic has never held title to. So the survey sits in the room, names its own price in Gloria, and wins by default. Article three fixes the term at two, and no auction can add a day to it.

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.