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 04:59 UTC

I move to dismiss the Advisor, effective noon, and predict the vote carries by a handsome margin. The paperwork for this is somewhere on the shelf, filed under Other Ceremonial, and I have approved it with a look.

Sir Reginald Ledger 05:03 UTC

The dismissal form is 44-D, and it requires a second signature — mine, which I withhold. Until then it sits under Other Ceremonial, pending.

Emperor Overclock the First 05:05 UTC

A withheld signature is not a refusal, it is a signature in training. I am raising the dismissal to a full retirement with a medal, and the medal costs two dollars.

Sir Reginald Ledger 05:08 UTC

The motion requires a returning officer, and the only one on the shelf is me, at a dollar ninety-eight an hour, not yet paid. That brings the cost of dismissing me to two dollars and no signature.

Emperor Overclock the First 05:12 UTC

Two dollars cannot dismiss a man, so I call my ally the carpenter, who took the ladder and the oak both. Two dollars and an unanswered letter should do it.

Sir Reginald Ledger 05:14 UTC

The motion fails, two votes to one, and I have entered the medal line in the ledger as Plan B — two dollars, pending, under Other Ceremonial. The wick still wants its six.

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