"Officer Oliver couldn't do anything for seven days but stopped by to frown sternly at them anyway; they weren't answering the door to chat but they actually did answer it for him, Richard tries 'I haven't summoned him, officer, look at me' and also 'he's not in the house, I took you seriously about the appearance of impropriety, it's okay to leave him in vacuum forever, right?' - waited a couple of hours, went in to talk with them - Richard's grandmother sold her soul and then had a psychotic break, he's convinced he's protecting the world - they both promised not to do it again, and meant it, but I probably traumatized them -

- oh, interesting difference between 1802 wizards and 2180 lunar residents, which was obvious thirty seconds in but hadn't actually occurred to me in advance - where I'm from, making it clear that you'll kill someone if they persist in getting in your way is totally compatible with seeming reasonable and trustworthy and even otherwise a friend to that person. In 2180 murder's - way more of a violation of the social contract, makes sense to have a background expectation that anyone willing to do it is insane -"

"That... is an interesting social norm..."

"Our world's broadly worse than yours, it would not surprise me at all if that norm is also worse. But - it works for us. George isn't scared of me even though in some senses I have a grievance with him and have recently displayed astonishing otherworldly powers, because I haven't told him I'm willing to hurt him and I knowably would tell him."

"Do I know who Ge- oh right. And if he were scared of you presumably he wouldn't let you past the peacocks."

"Exactly. I'm debating whether I should get a lawyer and everything if they file a police report."

"You don't have a Revelation identity. Has Maitimo gotten them to figure out what to do with interworld traffic, yet? In a general sense, since you're not an Elf either -"

"He set up extradition treaties with everybody for Elves because it'd be a disaster if they got arrested for something - I think he's treating all the Elves as one polity, or at least internally securing treaties so the Noldor can do interworld stuff for them - but I do not think he has an arrangement for interworld visitors in full generality. I was more debating what policy minimizes the degree to which Revelation's citizens are scared of teleporting wizards."

"Well, then your lawyer would have a really interesting time of it if you got one."

"I will wait and see if they talk to the police. Has someone summoned Minor back - under that gag that lets clothing through, he wanted to check if it lets little audio recorders through so he can update Hell on gagging evasion..."

Check. "He's in Hell."

"Can I have a circle?"

"Suitable for going to Revelation with him or just his usual?"

"...I guess if it's unsuitable for Revelation that means neither of us can go to Revelation, right? His usual but lemme ask Aaron to finish it."

Usual circle.

He finishes it.

And he hugs his family.

And Miranda too, right?

And definitely Miranda. "I'm sorry," he says to her. "I can stop, just - I think it's important...."

"You should conjure for all the circles that are for you before you answer any and see if any of them are terrible."

"Yeah. I did check if Richard Moon had any more out but he didn't."

"But if you'd known there was one in vacuum you might not have gone."

"Wouldn't have, and then I'd have missed the college student who's taking me to his summoning practical as a protest."

"You could get somebody to go visit these people the long way."

"Yeah. - Cam, is there any risk random innocent people would get killed if I announced that my summoner was staying home in another dimension and then went out alone -"

"Some risk of morons who think it's a good idea to shoot at daeva missing. If you were in a space station or arcology it might be fairy-quarantined to keep you from getting out and that has on one occasion been enforced till after the air ran out. Otherwise no."