[John just stares at the feed for a minute. He recognizes those cat puns. And pretty much everything else about this girl too. Nepeta, just fyi, John really missed you. Even though...you won't remember the fact that you were his friend when you were here before. Something which he hadn't stopped and thought about until just now.]

[Eventually, he stops staring and turns the feed on.]

Yes, she is adorable.

And...to answer your other questions. A mom is like a lusus, this place is called Johto, and to the best of my knowledge, Equius is still here.