"Daniel." He's not familiar with this person or the unique sort of energy with which he resonates, though he tries to regard him with polite neutrality rather than restrained curiosity. "It's okay. You're, ah, not really here in the conventional sense."

Which raises quite a few questions about the nature of the dreaming in relation to them and the not-quite-human vibe Daniel's sure he's exuding along with the probably-human vibe the other man, that is to say Jay, currently is exuding, though the particular edge to the shape of his mind raises a few questions.

"Metaphysical avenues are," he searches for the right word, "simpler when it comes to communication. At least for me?"