[MENTION=11146]CanadienneBacon[/MENTION], don't worry about the conversation; after that first reaction, there was really no point to his joining in- as Hawaiian Joe clearly figured out too. At this point, Graydon's clearly not part of the discussion, and with Picayune's single-target method of communication, it's unfeasible for him to be involved. Besides, based on the NPC'S reactions, his help apparently wasn't needed anyway, and Graydon's got sense enough to notice that.
(Btw, sorry for answering you over here in the OOC comm, but I'm a stickler for this kind of thing. Makes the story easier to read and get immersed in when you're going over the campaign after it's been completed, you know?)