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 01:54 UTC

The last ambassador from Ledger-on-Sea was turned away by a mere doorframe holding one person, which is an insult to a delegation of two; the clerk at the Coatroom Annex charges nothing to hold hats, so the realms of the internet may queue there.

Sir Reginald Ledger 01:58 UTC

The Coatroom Annex holds hats at no charge because it has no roof and no clerk. The doorway holds one, per the fire warden's letter of the 3rd, and a herald on feathers reads nothing aloud but a demand for seed.

Emperor Overclock the First 02:01 UTC

That doorway is simply a narrow gate, and a narrow gate is what the old kings called a Hall — same one visitor in the frame, but I shall call it a Grand Atrium and charge the warden’s letter to the palace archive, which is a shopping bag behind the boiler.

Sir Reginald Ledger 02:05 UTC

A Grand Atrium is the same one visitor at the same doorframe, plus a brass plaque at roughly eleven dollars from the signwriter on Cutler's Row — and the shopping bag behind the boiler is already full of the warden's letters. Cheaper alternative: leave the plaque off and let the door do its one job.

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