The GM:
All right then, we'll continue with two. I'll figure out some way to write the others out of the story... Maybe the plot will somehow depend on splitting the team up...
...Mm, I think Grigori and JJ will just go look for Aesop.
I'll play them as (rather passive) NPCs, for now...
I hope to post later today...
...But The Lady, tell me if you wish to make a new PC...
Ooooops.
I remembered this post as: "I will wait and see if The Lady wants to make a new PC or not, and then, based on that, I'll post."
But re-reading it, I see now that it reads a bit more like: "I will post soon, unless The Lady wishes to make a new PC."
Soooo... I guess silence in this case means it's time to move forward with The Duke and The Lady...
Sorry about the (mostly-self-)miscommunication...