OK, so if I post first, it will be "the meeting goes such-and-such" with an eye to wrapping up the scene and making a change in scenery.
CG, you can strike conversation with other bystanders. I have certain NPCs in 'the crowd' of non-voting githyanki. Let's see ... for the git'ribani - Ha'kan'a the Lame and Kitiir. A PC turned NPC in the party - Rish-i-chal Du'minh.
I would post, though I doubt Azthri would have anything of use to say on the matter at hand. Derog, however, might.........though it would strongly arouse suspicions as they would be very out-of-place for a gith of Azthri's background to think of, even given her several years as a member of the Incursion, not to mention her inferior rank in comparison to most of the participants.
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War