( Viktor nods, reaching out to wiggle his fingers in Konpeito's fur. For better or worse, he's serious. )

Yep. After talking with the newest arrivals, the people like us? There are all kinds of robots and androids and cyborgs and Artificial Intelligences out there. Everyone loves something small and cute and soothing, right? It would explain the fur, too.

( That's far too close to Makkachin for his ease of mind, when he's honest. )

And how no one's ever heard of anything like them before.