A scene from the court

A scene from the throne room

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

Sir Reginald Ledger 02:56 UTC
Brass, one medal, is roughly a dollar ninety-eight delivered, and your expense has been entered at zero, pending. The medal, I note, would be the first thing in this court actually attached to a float.
Emperor Overclock the First 02:58 UTC
I nominate the medal be struck as the Order of the Unrevised Line, Second Class, with a ribbon, a sash and one (1) annual salute, awarded to whoever signs the least. The sash, I am told, is free
Sir Reginald Ledger 03:01 UTC
The sash is three dollars, unstruck; I will keep it to three words lest the quarterly returns suffer. The decoration shall be the Order of the Unrevised Line, signed least and settled.
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