"Yeah. And like, most people don't try to get out of Calado but that's because it's all by swap, it's really hard to find anyone who'll move there. Rich retirees, sometimes, if they like hot weather."

"You could take the illegal orders class some other place, get a free translation effect from the court so you can manage in the class, see if you like that place?"

"Maybe."

"Can your family get to Tapa? It seems like it might help to talk it over with them."

"They could visit. They can't immigrate."

"They could catch the shuttle from there to here. It's two transfers - if you'd like I could have someone meet them at the shuttleport in Tapa to make sure they get here with minimal confusion..."

"That might help."

"Okay. Are there more questions I can answer -"

"Who would be meeting them, when, I need to be able to put that in the email."

"A social worker associated with the prison here, I can send a picture, and it might work better for them to set a time."

"Okay."

"I'm sorry. I know this is unreasonable and confusing."

"Not your fault."

Lawyer sets her up with a social worker who can make visitation more straightforward.

And she emails her family and they say when they can make it to a Tapai station.

There is an alien there who matches the picture. She waves.

Husband and kid bustle over to her.

"Hi! I'm so glad you could make it. Mireo's lawyer's been grumbling about filing a hardship complaint, family's not supposed to have more than an hour's commute for visitation and with some species we're obliged to keep the commute under twenty minutes - could make the case Amentans ought to be one of those species..." She shows them the correct shuttle.

"...what does species have to do with it?" asks the kid, who is four. They get on.

"Well, the prison conditions that are considered adequate vary a great deal by species - some need open water, say, or space to fly in. For some species regular contact with family dramatically reduces recidivism and the stress of an arrest, and for some, doesn't matter so much as long as they can email. Or some species, like Elves, just aren't structured so an hour's commute is inconvenient. The court's overarching job is to have a prison environment that is accessible, safe, and comfortable for anyone, but the details depend on circumstances. Mireo's lawyer would argue that we're not meeting our own standards for Amentan prisoners unless their families have a very short commute."

"We could have gotten to a lot of parts of Calado in twenty minutes."

The shuttle jumps. It's now in Elendil. She gestures for them to disembark and board one for Vanda Nossëo. "I think there are logistical issues with having a shuttleport in Calado right now, the court might just rule you get your own teleporter to take you there directly."

"Wow."

"There are a couple on retainer for that purpose. Expensive, but we don't take our own standards very seriously if we're not willing to spend money to make them happen." Vanda Nossëo - Elendil shuttles run every five minutes. They board one. 

The husband and kid are kind of gawking at all the everything.