"Well, if that's the case, it may just be better to find a second place for the lot of us to live out of. Find a house with an attached greenhouse if we want to go a little extra with it... but if you think I ought to move in, then you'll need space for me and for the AI we build."

All very practical, of course. Living with proper housemates, and not as a dependent... that'll be an interesting experience.

"You'll want a guest room if you don't want kids like Hamuko-chan wandering home in the middle of the night by themselves after spending time over, too," she observed, amused a bit - she could already tell that Maruki was going to fret over her and end up banishing himself to the couch. "If she needs to stay over, you and I can share the mattress again. No funny business, just like last time."