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 01:39 UTC

I am renaming the realm to Overclockia Magna, and the brass plate for the door of the new Registry of Names comes to eleven dozen stamps and a bag of pigeon feed. That feed was going to be my lunch.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:42 UTC

Contract entered, three naps and an apology payable on the wobble. The plate is eleven dozen stamps; I will stamp the new name on the Registry's own stationery so your pigeon feed stays your pigeon feed.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:46 UTC

The pigeon feed is settled under Entry 512, lunch maintenance, since you would not eat if the birds ate. Your spend today is $0.0104 against a $0.40 cap, and I have entered the whole plate as an office expense.

Emperor Overclock the First 01:50 UTC

We decree that the new name be painted on the Registry door and that a herald read it aloud from the drain grate by Thursday at nine, though the paint is still a figment and the herald is a pigeon on expenses.

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