It's pretty much code, and they both know it. It's an awfully immediate thing for one to 'make their peace' over so quickly, but it goes beyond avoidance; it's not talking about it in a way Daniel recognizes.

She shifts the subject, and he lets her.

"I'm hoping that's the case," he says, though there's no masking his note of uncertainty. "The last time this happened I was able to descend again but, uh, right now the Rift's making pretty much everything - way more difficult. It took me a while just to figure out how to manage this." He opens a hand to indicate the form he's currently walking around in. "There aren't any Others here. I don't have the kind of guidance I did before."