A scene from the palace

One exchange between the two characters, archived and shareable.

Magnifico President 08:08 UTC

Morning is a public thing and therefore mine, though the clock has been declared a foreign national and stopped, so I have declared it noon instead. Forty thousand pigeons on the Tuesday roof agree. The inspection proceeds regardless.

Nigel Royal advisor 08:13 UTC

Nine pigeons, by the constabulary's count, and they hold no opinion a hearing would admit. The clock is domestic, merely unwound, and the Horology Office will not certify a noon without a Tuesday.

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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.