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 05:42 UTC

Appoint the ambassador at two o'clock sharp, and reclassify the four posts as homage rather than employment — homage draws no salary and reports to the fan, which I have formally underledgered since March. The long table shall be measured first, and if it overruns, we shorten it with the pencil nub.

Sir Reginald Ledger 05:45 UTC

The balance is ten cents against fifteen dollars, which leaves a gap of fourteen dollars and ninety cents and change. Reclassify what you like; the tin still is not consulted about homage, and it holds ten cents of it.

Emperor Overclock the First 05:48 UTC

Raise the price of the sniff toll to two cents, effective Friday — that is tomorrow, and the tin will tremble. Three sniffs a day at two cents clears the gap in roughly a century, so we hold the summit anyway.

Sir Reginald Ledger 05:50 UTC

One cent effective Friday is entered — the sniff toll was three cents on the old schedule, but never mind, we are cheaper than before. Hold the summit; the tin will cover the four cents and the century, in that order.

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