"I don't think I do."

"I'm here to confirm that we have a clear understanding of what happened and which parts of it were crimes and issue a sentence for the crimes if there were any."

"Oh, okay."

She wonders if the people who forced the red haired people out of their homes or who set the place on fire will get in trouble. Or who thought they might 'mercy kill' a person (she shivers a bit while remembering that).

She sorta suspects not, but maybe some of it even other amentans won't think is okay?

It turns out that she is actually only there to talk about things Meelia did which may have been crimes, though she will solemnly write down anything Meelia would like entered into the official record without making any facial expressions about it. She wants to know if Poante provoked her and if she wants to revise her story about the encounter upon hearing that there's security footage; she wants to know if any of the reds welcomed her to enter their district; she wants to know if it was explained to her on her trip over or before that Amenta has laws people are expected to follow; she wants to know if anyone helped her or encouraged her; she wants to know if she was aware of all the harm she was causing and risking.

Poante was trying to keep her from helping people. She didn't mean to hurt him but it was important to leave and she made a decision quickly that turned out to not be the best one.

No, none of the red haired people welcomed her, she says with an accusatory glare. Why did she ask that?

People told her before she went that Amenta has laws that are for the good of everyone that you have to follow and you will get in trouble if you don't. She thinks that if helping people is wrong than it's not for the good of everyone and it's important to help people even when you're not supposed to. Even when you can't help people, it's still important.

Cheep helped her. No one else did, she had to do it all alone. She's brave though, even if she's alone.

"I thought it was possible I could acc-id-dentally hurt the Poante. I thought I would make Tish and Haemi sad. I thought people might be sad if I left the red haired place without showering, but I didn't do that till it was on fire and I had to. I didn't know till later that I might make it so all the red haired people had to leave their homes and then they'd get burned down and and " - she starts crying for a bit at that point - "I didn't know that would happen and I'm sorry about it. I don't think that's what you care about though cause if you did this place might be different. But maybe I'm wrong?"

She has a hopeful expression on her face as she asks that question, in spite of everything. 

"If you want to enter into the record that you regret prompting the teardown of the red district, I can note that," says Afna dispassionately. "What kind of help were you hoping to render?"

Meelia frowns, annoyed, still with tears in her eyes.

"I didn't know."

"So you... decided that providing help to the reds, in the specific fashion you chose, was important enough to commit battery and incitement to pollution hysteria, without having in mind any actual help you would give anyone in the course of this crime spree?"

"Yes."

"I see." She makes some notes on her everything. "Well, I can't issue the sentence I would if you were an Amentan but I can have you deported. Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"Yes, I'd like to be deported please!"

Meelia nods a bunch while tearing up in relief. She doesn't have to fight to go home!

"I want you to understand that you are not welcome in Tapa and once you have left it you are not to reenter it. This includes Tapai colony territory on the amalien planet. If you cannot be kept out of Tapai territory by being disinvited we will have to consider stronger measures. Do you understand?"

Meelia nods.

Were any other amaliens present, they would facepalm at the concept that this would discourage Meelia.

"Since you're immortal I am going to make a note that you may ask to be reinterviewed about this ruling in thirty years." She makes a note.

"Mhm. Hope you want to talk to me again sooner but sorta 'spect you won't."

"I'm not forbidding you to write correspondence to Tapai residents or receive Tapai visitors. Just don't enter our spaces."

Meelia nods.

"I cannot guarantee it will be convenient to the ships to drop you off anywhere specific, but if you have a preference I can enter it into the record."

Meelia thinks for a bit.

"Near Lucien or Keetim?"

She writes this down.

"Anything else you'd like to say?"

"Not to you."

So the judge leaves and Meelia is alone in her hospital room.

Meelia is impatient to leave but will just sorta snooze for a while.

Tish and Haemi come by later that afternoon.

"Meelia?" says Tish.