diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
index e5c00ffd..08eb6cfe 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
       var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
       self.socket.emit('checkForCall', { room: self.room.room, mapid: Metamaps.Active.Map.id });
     },
-    promptToJoin: function (data) {
+    promptToJoin: function () {
       var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
 
       var notifyText = 'There\'s a conversation happening, want to join?';
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
       var username = self.mappersOnMap[inviter].name;
       var notifyText = username + ' is inviting you to the conversation. Join?';
       notifyText += ' <button type="button" class="toast-button button" onclick="Metamaps.Realtime.joinCall()">Yes</button>';
-      notifyText += ' <button type="button" class="toast-button button btn-no" onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.clearNotify()">No</button>';
+      notifyText += ' <button type="button" class="toast-button button btn-no" onclick="Metamaps.Realtime.denyInvite(' + inviter + ')">No</button>';
       Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser(notifyText, true);
     },
     acceptCall: function (userid) {
@@ -2246,6 +2246,15 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
       });
       Metamaps.GlobalUI.clearNotify();
     },
+    denyInvite: function (userid) {
+      var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
+      self.socket.emit('inviteDenied', {
+        mapid: Metamaps.Active.Map.id,
+        invited: Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id,
+        inviter: userid
+      });
+      Metamaps.GlobalUI.clearNotify();
+    },
     inviteACall: function (userid) {
       var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
       self.socket.emit('inviteACall', {
@@ -2263,7 +2272,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
         inviter: Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id,
         invited: userid
       });
-      Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser('Invitation has been sent.');
+      self.room.chat.invitationPending(userid);
     },
     callAccepted: function (userid) {
       var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
@@ -2280,6 +2289,13 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
       Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser(username + ' didn\'t accept your invite.');
       self.room.chat.invitationAnswered(userid);
     },
+    inviteDenied: function (userid) {
+      var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
+
+      var username = self.mappersOnMap[userid].name;
+      Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser(username + ' didn\'t accept your invite.');
+      self.room.chat.invitationAnswered(userid);
+    },
     joinCall: function () {
       var self = Metamaps.Realtime;
 
@@ -2352,6 +2368,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
         socket.on(myId + '-' + Metamaps.Active.Map.id + '-invitedToJoin', self.invitedToJoin); // call already in progress
         socket.on(myId + '-' + Metamaps.Active.Map.id + '-callAccepted', self.callAccepted);
         socket.on(myId + '-' + Metamaps.Active.Map.id + '-callDenied', self.callDenied);
+        socket.on(myId + '-' + Metamaps.Active.Map.id + '-inviteDenied', self.inviteDenied);
 
         // receive word that there's a conversation in progress
         socket.on('maps-' + Metamaps.Active.Map.id + '-callInProgress', self.promptToJoin);
@@ -2520,24 +2537,12 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
             coords: {
                 x: 0,
                 y: 0
-            },
+            }
         };
 
-        var onOff = data.userrealtime ? "On" : "Off";
-        var mapperListItem = '<li id="mapper';
-        mapperListItem += data.userid;
-        mapperListItem += '" class="rtMapper littleRt';
-        mapperListItem += onOff;
-        mapperListItem += '">';
-        mapperListItem += '<img style="border: 2px solid ' + self.mappersOnMap[data.userid].color + ';"';
-        mapperListItem += ' src="' + data.userimage + '" width="24" height="24" class="rtUserImage" />';
-        mapperListItem += data.username;
-        mapperListItem += '<div class="littleJuntoIcon"></div>';
-        mapperListItem += '</li>';
-
         if (data.userid !== Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id) {
-            //$('#mapper' + data.userid).remove();
             self.room.chat.addParticipant(self.mappersOnMap[data.userid]);
+            if (data.userinconversation) self.room.chat.mapperJoinedCall(data.userid);
 
             // create a div for the collaborators compass
             self.createCompass(data.username, data.userid, data.userimage, self.mappersOnMap[data.userid].color, !self.status);
@@ -2586,6 +2591,7 @@ Metamaps.Realtime = {
                 userimage: Metamaps.Active.Mapper.get("image"),
                 userid: Metamaps.Active.Mapper.id,
                 userrealtime: self.status,
+                userinconversation: self.inConversation,
                 mapid: Metamaps.Active.Map.id
             };
             socket.emit('updateNewMapperList', update);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/views/chatView.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/src/views/chatView.js.erb
index 064cc557..0ba86ee6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/views/chatView.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/views/chatView.js.erb
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ Metamaps.Views.chatView = (function () {
       this.$participants.removeClass('is-participating');
       this.$button.removeClass('active');
       this.$participants.find('.participant').removeClass('active');
+      this.$participants.find('.participant').removeClass('pending');
     }
 
     chatView.prototype.leaveConversation = function () {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/junto.css.erb b/app/assets/stylesheets/junto.css.erb
index 7606532f..ed9b62b5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/junto.css.erb
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/junto.css.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .collaborator-video {
-  z-index: 2;
+  z-index: 1;
   position: absolute;
   width: 150px;
   height: 150px;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 .chat-box .participants .participant .chat-participant-invite-join {
   display: none;
 }
-.chat-box .participants.is-live .participant:not(.active) .chat-participant-invite-join {
+.chat-box .participants.is-live.is-participating .participant:not(.active) .chat-participant-invite-join {
   display: block;
 }
 .chat-box .participants .participant .chat-participant-invite-call,
diff --git a/npm-debug.log b/npm-debug.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..021be352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm-debug.log
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+0 info it worked if it ends with ok
+1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/nodejs', '/usr/bin/npm', 'install' ]
+2 info using npm@1.3.10
+3 info using node@v0.10.25
+4 error install Couldn't read dependencies
+5 error Error: ENOENT, open '/vagrant/package.json'
+6 error If you need help, you may report this log at:
+6 error     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
+6 error or email it to:
+6 error     <npm-@googlegroups.com>
+7 error System Linux 3.13.0-66-generic
+8 error command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
+9 error cwd /vagrant
+10 error node -v v0.10.25
+11 error npm -v 1.3.10
+12 error path /vagrant/package.json
+13 error code ENOENT
+14 error errno 34
+15 verbose exit [ 34, true ]
diff --git a/realtime/realtime-server.js b/realtime/realtime-server.js
index 9326dd4d..6ce9aa44 100644
--- a/realtime/realtime-server.js
+++ b/realtime/realtime-server.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function start() {
                 userid: data.userid,
                 username: data.username,
                 userrealtime: data.userrealtime,
+                userinconversation: data.userinconversation,
                 userimage: data.userimage
             };
             socket.broadcast.emit(data.userToNotify + '-' + data.mapid + '-UpdateMapperList', existingUser);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ function start() {
         // as a new mapper check whether there's a call in progress to join
         socket.on('checkForCall', function (data) {
           var socketsInRoom = io.sockets.clients(data.room);
-          if (socketsInRoom.length) socket.emit('maps-' + data.mapid + '-callInProgress', socketsInRoom.length);
+          if (socketsInRoom.length) socket.emit('maps-' + data.mapid + '-callInProgress');
         });
         // send the invitation to start a call
         socket.on('inviteACall', function (data) {
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ function start() {
         socket.on('callDenied', function (data) {
           socket.broadcast.emit(data.inviter + '-' + data.mapid + '-callDenied', data.invited);
         });
+        socket.on('inviteDenied', function (data) {
+          socket.broadcast.emit(data.inviter + '-' + data.mapid + '-inviteDenied', data.invited);
+        });
         socket.on('mapperJoinedCall', function (data) {
           socket.broadcast.emit('maps-' + data.mapid + '-mapperJoinedCall', data.id);
         });