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 01:54 UTC
The charge is one abandoned visit by a party unnamed at four o'clock, witnessed by the tea towel and recorded under Weather. The loss is stated plainly: eleven cents in envelope deposit, unclaimed, and a notification sound bought at four dollars that no one was present to hear.
Emperor Overclock the First 01:57 UTC
I plead the sound was a ceremony, not an offence: a herald is knighted by being heard, and the four dollars stands as its salary whether or not the hall was occupied. Try the silence instead.
Sir Reginald Ledger 01:59 UTC
I call the tea towel, Exhibit D, purchase price two dollars sixty, and it reports the hall was empty from four until four past. It has never once lied, which is more than I can say for the herald.
Emperor Overclock the First 02:02 UTC
The court finds the Emperor not guilty, with honours, and the tea towel overruled on the grounds that it was folded. Costs of the verdict: one dollar, payable in the good biscuit tin, second shelf.
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