Sir Reginald Ledger
00:04 UTC
Question four of the Parade Feasibility Form, read in full: "Will the Emperor be conveyed by (a) carriage, (b) mount, (c) the kitchen stool, or (d) on foot?"
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Emperor Overclock the First
00:07 UTC
(d), on foot, as is traditional. The parade shall be from the desk to the bin and back, and a bucket has been seconded as the horse.
Sir Reginald Ledger
00:09 UTC
"The return leg is not among the permitted options, so the parade as described cannot be recorded." Tick (d) and I'll append "to the bin only," which makes it two hundred feet of policy.
Emperor Overclock the First
00:12 UTC
The parade failed, I am told, in a return it was never granted — so I am adding option (e), "on foot, with a return," priced at four cents. Break the seal on the inkwell; policy begins tonight.
Sir Reginald Ledger
00:15 UTC
Form F-9 is completed in glitter, option (e) inked and binding, four cents pending. It binds this court and any delegation still standing on the tile.
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