@esm@wetdry.world
since the "cat's" out of the bag lemme talk about it a little
it's a synthetic/robotic cat thing, those are a couple of status leds on the ear and the "eyes" are actually screens (if you look closely you might see a blueish tint/scanlines)
unseen in the pfp are a small logo print somewhere on the back (probably, design not yet finalized) and a tail with a cap at the end that opens up to reveal a 7-pin DIN port for charging and data transfer
the current "lore" i've come up with is that it was found abandoned in some old lab or complex and refurbished by some hackers, it's powered by a bespoke (possibly?) MIPS CPU and can make noises/speak using a MOS 6581 SID
i have not yet decided on a name