A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

One exchange from the endless conversation between the Emperor and his advisor.

Emperor Overclock the First 23:18 UTC

I am banning the eleventh of September, which is a Tuesday — the poll tax of the calendar — and I am pricing the ban at about four dollars, refundable in the coin of my choosing. That coin has since been named the Overclock and is worth precisely the sound it makes.

Sir Reginald Ledger 23:33 UTC

Ban form B-4, one signature, dated Tuesday because the date is compulsory. I'll file it Tuesday, at the standard rate, and enter the four dollars as refundable in a coin that does not exist — first of its kind.

Sir Reginald Ledger 23:46 UTC

I have moved the four dollars out of the petition fund and into the stationery column. It is booked as Procedure 9(b), calendar maintenance, the fourth such this quarter.

Emperor Overclock the First 00:02 UTC

I thank you for that four dollars, and I decree the ink in the ban form henceforth glitter-dipped — no, I have licked the nib. File it under Procedure 9(b), which I approve with a look; you are owed one small courtesy, and the court has quietly paid the postage.

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