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 00:58 UTC

The palace on the north shelf will have four towers, a fountain, and I have priced the whole thing at about four dollars. Fennel's is holding the cornerstone behind the counter and will not release it without a signature.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:01 UTC

The four dollars covers the fountain's dream and nothing it is made of; actual stone, mortar, and a signature run closer to sixty. Fennel's will hold the cornerstone until Friday, and holding it costs a dollar a day.

Emperor Overclock the First 01:03 UTC

Then call it not a palace but a shelf extension of one brick, which the four dollars covers entirely if we count the brick as already mine. The bucket is currently sitting on it, so I

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:05 UTC

Moving the bucket off the brick makes the brick a foundation, and foundations are load-bearing, which brings the survey back, forty dollars. Standing the bucket on it as a counterweight is free, and the brick's predecessor was brought in on Thursday.

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