It's not really an acceptable risk, is it. Technically possible that a greenmage daeva could force someone to take a circle, though I wouldn't want to convince a judge that mind control is a permissible way of making arrests.

Over a militant vegan, no. I wouldn't be the one to tell you no if you'd needed it for the planet holer.

It's good to have as an option for anything that bad. We also have (extremely costly and restricted) access to goldmages, who do limited time travel, so if another planet is ever holed tell us as quickly as you can and we'll undo it and warn you in time.

Will do.

Minor turns fifteen. Not that he's been keeping track of how long it's been subjectively, but it's his birthday by Revelation's calendar and with Hazel stalled he may as well go by that. He misses taking summonses; he makes more videos instead. He delivers his speech on Sesame Street Luna about how demons are very helpful but no one wants to let them talk.

The muppets are very sympathetic. Maybe since he can talk while visiting Sesame Street he would like to say the word of the day!

Sure! 

Is the GCP getting anywhere on trying him in absentia?

They send him an email indicating that they're doing that.

He replies that he would be happy to stop by Ganymede for the trial if convenient.

Then he can answer a circle.

As soon as they take the gags off.

If he doesn't want to show up to a standard circle to produce a standard written defense they'll just try him in absentia that's fine.

Oh, he's not asking for special treatment, he's demanding they change their standard circles.

(He doesn't send this reply; he can imagine Timothy making a face at him.)

He idly monitors his trial in absentia.

The prosecution's strongest argument is in fact that he didn't show. The defense establishes that he has seldom actually even discussed suicide and does not do so in an encouraging manner and that his absence can be explained by his "well-documented activist beliefs" better than by expectation of a guilty verdict.

Very documented activist beliefs. His defense attorneys can have the chain of emails, if that helps.

They have to get them from forensics. The new forensics demon is apparently allowed to talk, although she doesn't very much.

They probably couldn't find anyone who'd agree to do the job gagged. Still, progress.

He is found innocent and his circles are dismantled.

He makes a video that is delighted but not gloating and checks to see if there are other hostile circles out for him.

Lecture lady, that cult, other circles are friendly.

He goes and finds his summoner and asks to be dismissed - "so I can go take more summons, I missed it, I don't have all Earth languages yet..."

He dismisses him without a fuss then goes back to teaching himself lightleaper physics.

Minor feels pretty good about that. 

And he takes one of the circles for him.

Lecture lady! She has an hour of opinions on the suicide thing. Apparently she didn't think she wanted kids until she was thirty and Minor had better make sure he's doing his best to watch out for all those impressionables watching his videos. Here is a book of candy recipes make something nice for your little girlfriend.

She's probably lonely. People in societies without a Timothy or too big for the Timothy to know everyone are probably desperately lonely sometimes.

But she could still let him talk. 

He flashcards 'thank you' and writes Miranda with the story and the list of items he now owes her should she like them.