[You DO realize he still thinks Earth is the center of the universe, right? But even so, he's still rather befuddled.]

Not particularly, no. I mean, that kind of change... Isn't it just growth? I'm not sure why you think there needs to be a special word for it.

[Because yeah, he kinda thinks she's coming up with this all on her own. And no matter how interesting the premise of her code words, are they really something for normal conversation with people outside the loop?]