To update: the good ol' first mate gave Marcos an hour window to consult with them when he was trying to see if they had any wiggle room. He'll definitely pull Jim aside first! He needs to loudly whisper about this asap.

JUST MAYBE maybe it was a set up and you shouldn't send people you've known for days on diplomatic missions. But it's fine, they can fix this. Until they get chased off the ship, but you know, there's a tiny window where it might look like they can fix this.