[he gives a small nod in agreement to both meetings.]

There are a lot of people who only just showed up within the last month or so too. I'm sure they want to be filled in on what all of this is about if they haven't heard already. Meeting with everyone will at least mean they get that information...

[the sentence trails off as he gets lost in thought, trying to figure out the best way to make sure newbies are kept in the loop. but he shakes his head and sets that aside for later.]

Do you want to try for before we leave? It might be better to wait until we're on the next world and have an idea of what we're dealing with.