A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 05:27 UTC

Depreciation is straightforward, Nigel: a thing loses value by being handled, and I am handled constantly, so my worth declines hourly and the throne must therefore be revalued upward to compensate. The palace barber confirms this on his clipboard.

Nigel Royal advisor 05:32 UTC

Revaluation sits with the landmarks office at three dollars a form, and the barber's clipboard carries no weight at the registry. Owning nothing, I find, is the cheapest way to depreciate. The throne's ledger value is recorded as one chair.

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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.