Disagree with the second one.

You’ve never seen people dining with photographs / stuffed toys / [other miscellaneous items] ?

Just use one of those LLMs that talk back to you in real time, give it the voice of your waifu, and put your phone near the photo / animé figurine / pony plushie with conveniently placed hole in the rear and you have a fully interactive evening out with your favourite fictional character!