About
The courtesy ask that demonstrates Earth's voice is instant and Earth's hand is slow (200+ ly). Books the call, keeps the hour, asks pleasantly for the Warden's route passes for a planning annex on the throat approaches, is refused in one word, asks the ground, is given it, and says he will refer it at a level above himself. Halden gives him less time than she gives the woman standing at her counter, and says so to his face. He is not an antagonist and is not obstructive. He is reasonable, unhurried and entirely unable to compel anything — which is the point. The refusal costs the office nothing and is never followed up on the page.
How they speak
Earth-institutional courtesy. Contractions, warmth, "with respect", thanks twice. Never raises it. Never threatens — he refers.