One thing you should learn about Gokong: he's smart but unfocused, so it's kind of easy to distract him from plot-relevant questions. And yeah, those lights are exactly what are you thinking about.
The pool about the companion for the leather guy now has no end date, so you can keep voting, especially if you yet didn't do that. The idea of imagining fantasy creatures in a modern setting is quite fascinating, to be honest. How should housing adapt to such a variety of body shapes?