It was to my understanding Grant and Silph tentative character would come in later down the line in the story; I'm confused as to why Grant is addressing the group. Did Mr. V send him as a wildcard (keep in mind, I have not read the entirety of the post.)?

I'm just unaware if plans were made for Grant without us. If so, cool. I just want to make sure [i]someone[/i] knows what is going on.