They get permission. Then it's rescinded. Then they are supposed to submit a statement of their intentions before they can have permission.

Uh, okay. They are here to introduce themselves to the Calador government, establish lines of communication, make material available about intergalactic consortiums and how to become a member of one, and offer emergency aid if required, particularly if required in relation to the food crisis.

They should come to this one location over here. They should come to the capital. They should go away.

...well there are three of them, would it work if one went away and one went to each of those locations?

No. Sure! Absolutely not. Wait come meet this senator in the Free State of Oahk instead.

The Free State of Oahk is getting their own emissaries. Is this, like, a bad time, should they come back later.

They should go away and not come back! They should stay. They can still meet a Calador senator in Oahk can't they?

...it would be kind of hard to explain to their superiors why they did that instead of meeting the Calador senate in Calado.

Because the senator asked them to?

How many senators are there?

Three hundred. This one is on vacation. He is definitely the one they should be talking to.

...if they sent three hundred people, one to talk to each senator, would that solve this, uh, complicated problem.

Nope they should definitely not do that.

Okay. They will try again in a week.

No!!!

They are hoping that in a week whatever disaster is currently impeding ordinary coordination will be resolved and they can receive clearer instructions.

Someone nips up and scoops their shuttle out of the sky and tows it down.

Three mildly annoyed Elves write home to notify their superiors that Calado seems to have principled concerns about centralized power. Or something.

They are escorted out of their shuttle by some greys!

"Uh, hello."

"I don't think you're really supposed to do that?"

"We could have gotten hurt."

"Orders," says one of the greys. They are patted down for weapons.

They're unarmed. "You mean that you're not the person we should take that up with? Who is the person we should take that up with?"

"Why are you touching us?"

"Checking to see if you've got anything on you before we take you to the senator."

"...okay."

"Does Calado usually have someone in charge who is currently indisposed or ill or something?"

"I said I think it's a principled objection to centralized power."

"...there's just senators," says a grey.