[ Truth be told, as much as Sinclair had suppressed it, his longing to see Oria again had been intense. So he's thankful for this much, that they had this much. Even if knowing it'll be another long stretch after this makes him wistful too.

He nods, and doesn't ask what failed. Instead]

You're always pushing yourself go the limit. [ A soft fond sigh; he presses a kiss to Oria's cheek again. He'll hold back his worry for Oria.
It's fine, he's happy to worry for Oria for as long as he needs to ]

...you know, I might be staying near the valley for awhile. Work has some contracts drawn up with Kayser Corp - the one at that CES tech event - but it'll be more long term than our others...

[ Sinclair knows he'll be used as their secret language specialist now; and...for other things but...

It wont be a lot of time, but they could make something work]