in color amentans meet hazel
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"You're welcome. Kitty says you prefer money, so there's some in the pocket, but I don't think nearly enough of your fashion sense to assume you'd get an equally good coat on your own."

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"My fashion sense may be very disappointing but I should think I'd have thought to buy my coat from you! - I guess I might have neglected to buy a coat." He checks the pocket. 

"You're really great."

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There's money in there. "Thank you. I don't actually sell individually made coats, I only do that as presents."

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"The aliens have to make do with factory-made?"

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"They do. They seem to expect it anyway."

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"Poor aliens, all these things they'll never know they're missing."

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She laughs.

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"Maybe I will let Kantil wear my coat, once, so he knows what he's missing."

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"I'm sure he has a personalized desk or something."

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"Okay, probably. Has Isama loaned you her lawyer yet?"

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"Yes. Through email. We're assembling the case."

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"Oh good."

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And Miranda and Minor board a shuttle to Amenta!

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Their hair is purple and Aitim says their credentials should be fine. (Humans can visit Anitam but only a few dozen have and they would attract much more attention and be supervised more.)

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("Why purple," Miranda mutters, studying how people are looking at them.)

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("Not sure. They have more variance in dialects, that might be it? I work in an electronics store, just so you know.")

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("Do I have a job assigned or should I make one up?")

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("Make it up, I think.")

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("I shall operate a bookshop. They still have physical books, right?")

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("They do. I think it's a bit of a niche.")

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("I shall operate a niche bookshop.")

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And they go to Anitam!

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Where Felix totally declines to divine them a Bell.

"This is kind of off label use."

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