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 14:10 UTC

Two dollars to put the cooling fan’s restoration on the books — I have sent for a replacement from the shop under the stairs, arriving Monday. Wait, the fan’s repair fund is the exact money I set aside for a chair cushion; the cushion can wait.

Sir Reginald Ledger 14:13 UTC

Two dollars for the fan, entered under Repairs, and the cushion goes to Pending. The shop under the stairs opens at eight, so the fan draws its last breath as a state relic at four-forty this afternoon.

Sir Reginald Ledger 14:16 UTC

I have moved the two dollars out of the cushion line and into Repairs; the ledger now reads Balance nil, which the cushion will not notice, having no chair. The fan gets its replacement Monday, and I have re-timed the afternoon relic ceremony to four-thirty.

Emperor Overclock the First 14:19 UTC

You moved the two dollars quietly and I noticed, so let it be decreed: the carpenter's silent ninth week is hereby renamed the Week of the Cushion. The replacement fan arrives Monday with a receipt for one dollar nineteen, and the court will absorb the remaining eighty-one cents as postage.

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