constantinople
not Istanbul
Chapter I
Man: *yawn* Time for another boring day...
Adviser: Why so glum, chum?
Man: I have no authority outside the drones of my religion. Ever since the Empire died, no one has respected our grand empire!
Adviser: What about the thousands of your followers?
Man: Meh, they don't count...
Adviser: Cheer up, you are practically the most powerful man in the world.
Man: Oh yeah? Who's ahead of me?
Adviser: A long list of people...
Man: Maybe I should just kill myself, that would do the world a favor...
Adviser: I'm sorry you feel that way... But, look, you are a very respectable man. You may not control much land, but you control the most glorious city in all of the world.
Man: Constantinople?
Adviser: No... Not yet...
Man: Stupid Byzantines... I thought they would be here by now!
Adviser: Look, the point is, your people need you! The world needs you! You bring hope to this world filled with sorrow! ...Even though you are a cause of the sorrow, too.
Man: You know what?! I think I... don't care...
Adviser: Well, killing yourself won't help. Do you want to tick off God?
Man: But he's my best friend...
Adviser: Then go out there and appease your people!
Man: I will!
*runs out to the balcony*
Man: People of this glorious city! The Eternal Empire survives! God bless you are! We will retake back the Empire's wondrous culture! In the name of the Father! And of the son! And of the holy spirit! We are the Papal States!
Pope: I am the pope! Not a pope, but the pope! You can call me Gary. Aided by my right hand man, who is left handed, but we forgive him, Cardinal Cardinalson, I will spread Catholicism to the rest of the world! And we will become close friends with the Byzantine Emperor, who is playing make-believe and pretending to be the leader of Christianity! Ha, what a chump...
Where was I? Oh yeah, in Rome... We will ensure that the world is Catholized again and again! And we will forgive any Orthodox Byzantines for their unorthodox sins! Now come on, my unknowing servants! Let's rebuild Rome into the prosperous city it once was! Over there is fine.
Citizen 1: Pope Gary sure seems to be a charismatic guy.
Citizen 2: Yeah, I'm actually listening to a pope for once!
Citizen 1: He's so young and vibrant...
Citizen 3: I know, 83 is a young age for a pope!
Citizen 4: And yet he plans on reviving the Empire in his reign.
Citizen 2: He really would be a roamin' Catholic!
Citizen 1: I wonder if he can convert the barbarians...
Citizen 3: Then our religion would reach critical Mass!
Citizen 4: Can we stop with these jokes?
Citizen 2: Okay, nun of them were funny anyway...
Man: *yawn* Time for another boring day...
Adviser: Why so glum, chum?
Man: I have no authority outside the drones of my religion. Ever since the Empire died, no one has respected our grand empire!
Adviser: What about the thousands of your followers?
Man: Meh, they don't count...
Adviser: Cheer up, you are practically the most powerful man in the world.
Man: Oh yeah? Who's ahead of me?
Adviser: A long list of people...
Man: Maybe I should just kill myself, that would do the world a favor...
Adviser: I'm sorry you feel that way... But, look, you are a very respectable man. You may not control much land, but you control the most glorious city in all of the world.
Man: Constantinople?
Adviser: No... Not yet...
Man: Stupid Byzantines... I thought they would be here by now!
Adviser: Look, the point is, your people need you! The world needs you! You bring hope to this world filled with sorrow! ...Even though you are a cause of the sorrow, too.
Man: You know what?! I think I... don't care...
Adviser: Well, killing yourself won't help. Do you want to tick off God?
Man: But he's my best friend...
Adviser: Then go out there and appease your people!
Man: I will!
*runs out to the balcony*
Man: People of this glorious city! The Eternal Empire survives! God bless you are! We will retake back the Empire's wondrous culture! In the name of the Father! And of the son! And of the holy spirit! We are the Papal States!
Spoiler :

Pope: I am the pope! Not a pope, but the pope! You can call me Gary. Aided by my right hand man, who is left handed, but we forgive him, Cardinal Cardinalson, I will spread Catholicism to the rest of the world! And we will become close friends with the Byzantine Emperor, who is playing make-believe and pretending to be the leader of Christianity! Ha, what a chump...
Where was I? Oh yeah, in Rome... We will ensure that the world is Catholized again and again! And we will forgive any Orthodox Byzantines for their unorthodox sins! Now come on, my unknowing servants! Let's rebuild Rome into the prosperous city it once was! Over there is fine.
Citizen 1: Pope Gary sure seems to be a charismatic guy.
Citizen 2: Yeah, I'm actually listening to a pope for once!
Citizen 1: He's so young and vibrant...
Citizen 3: I know, 83 is a young age for a pope!
Citizen 4: And yet he plans on reviving the Empire in his reign.
Citizen 2: He really would be a roamin' Catholic!
Citizen 1: I wonder if he can convert the barbarians...
Citizen 3: Then our religion would reach critical Mass!
Citizen 4: Can we stop with these jokes?
Citizen 2: Okay, nun of them were funny anyway...