Honestly? If it were back home, Maruki would easily relate with remaining barred to his research and rarely getting into something as large scale as a greenhouse.

At the mention of the cognitive framework AI, she had his full attention alright-! What a fascinating project they had coined together so far and with their skills combined, the result could be just as intriguing or mind-boggling as the nature of this place. How wonderful it was to sought out a being from thought itself. The idea of it was just as convincing as he's sure it would be in execution.

That said... "Am I only the one putting my brain in a petri dish?"