Here's the first part of an omake I'm writing for my quest on Sufficient Velocity, featuring a young student from a European University traveling to the Holy Britannian Empire to do research and write her thesis.
Think of it as a weird little Alternate History Political Intrigue Piece.
*Republican in the sense that a republican government is one in which the people – directly or indirectly – are the ultimate source of authority, electing representatives to make laws that serve their interests and advance the common good. Not the American GOP Republican Party.