Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Not only that, though we see many researchers show genuine concern for the player character despite mistaking them for a 'familiar'. Even going so far as to offer up aether to ensure that the 'familiar' does not fade away. If that wasn't enough, many researchers are also shown to be very attached to their creations and those that go missing are shown to induce worry.
I remember one researcher in Poieten Oikos fixing up a uh...questionable smoothie and being absolutely dejected when we refuse to drink it because it's kinda nasty, prompting us to say that we should talk to him anytime if we ever feel faint. This is my experience from DE dialogue, but yes it happened several times.

There is also several flavor dialogues prompted by walking by that talk about how much they love their creations and want to spend time with them.

If that is not genuine care and attachment, I don't know what it is.