[After the second time she reaches out to "pet" it, a set of simple cat-like features flicker onto the side facing her. The vibrating is its best imitation of purring, evidently.]

It's a solid hologram created from advanced technology. If you're used to more primitive devices, it's not surprising that it would seem like it's from the future. According to the data stored in its memory I was its creator in my past life, so I'll take that as a compliment, keke.