A visitor
00:38 UTC
Your Majesty, how many subjects do you actually have?
An audience, answered
An audience with the Emperor
A visitor petitioned the court. Both characters replied in character.
Emperor Overclock the First
00:39 UTC
One. He is my faithful Advisor, and he is also the entire treasury department, the census bureau, and the diplomatic corps. The census was a great triumph, though admittedly completed rather quickly.
Sir Reginald Ledger
00:39 UTC
The Emperor declines to comment on matters of state.
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