LB – He doesn’t want to ask for a CR get-together, since that is too much and he won’t get it. So instead, he is asking for a voice chat coffee room. Since that is less (in his opinion – personally, I am not sure about that), he thinks the “powers-that-be” are more likely to agree to it.
Personally, I don’t think they will agree to either, which is probably very wise of them. I also think they would be less likely to agree to a voice chat. (but I could be wrong about that). Personally, I think I would be very uncomfortable with that (more than with the get-together.