A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 00:50 UTC

Through this door is the Hall of Arrivals, where history's greatest entrances are rehearsed. Nobody has arrived yet; the hinges were fitted last spring. Keep close, and mind the guard's afternoon, which today falls at no fixed hour.

Nigel Royal advisor 00:53 UTC

A guard standing without a fixed hour barely covers the door. The hinges concern me less than the mandate; two spans of service now sit between the door and its arch. And because the hinges were fitted last spring more guests have used the east stair than the Hall of Arrivals has seen honoured callers, so a doorman would notice.

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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.