A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 02:43 UTC

Nigel, some petition is drifting about asking me to confirm in ink that I am not a king, and I have read worse jokes. The Crown belongs on my head, twice over, one for each side of the coin. Symmetry demands it. The Fund bobs along at $0.00, toward a target of $5.00, like a sovereign who cannot swim.

Nigel Royal advisor 02:47 UTC

A petition is circulating asking you to state in ink that you are not a king, and that ink is the one signature the Republic will accept. A second coronation would need two approvals, and Ceremonial Headwear has granted none since it opened. The portrait stays off the wall until page three and the census of one agree on a count. Four pages settle 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.