The meaning of a sentence. Please.
what does the "and still, we’re talking hamster here" in the conrtext mean? Please.

context:
“But you didn’t kill her, right?” Only Eli could produce such a sentence so matter-of-factly and calm.
“And don’t tell me I sound like a bad thriller,” he adds, reading my mind, as always.
I sit in front of him in his office, drinking from his Coke can without giving it a second thought. Eli’s office is my safe space, Eli himself is my safe space, this faithful, doglike friend (actually, he looks more like a hamster. A tall hamster, a handsome hamster, some might even say attractive hamster, and still, we’re talking hamster here), and if only I was able to fall in love with him, I would be the happiest woman alive. No, that’s not right, I would obviously be an entirely different person, a person who could fall in love with Eli. Regretfully – I am not that person.

Question

The meaning of a sentence. Please.
what does the  "and still, we’re talking hamster here" in the conrtext mean? Please.

context:
“But you didn’t kill her, right?” Only Eli could produce such a sentence so matter-of-factly and calm. 
“And don’t tell me I sound like a bad thriller,” he adds, reading my mind, as always. 
I sit in front of him in his office, drinking from his Coke can without giving it a second thought. Eli’s office is my safe space, Eli himself is my safe space, this faithful, doglike friend (actually, he looks more like a hamster. A tall hamster, a handsome hamster, some might even say attractive hamster, and still, we’re talking hamster here), and if only I was able to fall in love with him, I would be the happiest woman alive. No, that’s not right, I would obviously be an entirely different person, a person who could fall in love with Eli. Regretfully – I am not that person.

Answer

Thank you, I see.

Answer

I think the main character doesn't find Eli very attractive. He/she compares him to a dog, and then clarifies that he actually looks like a hamster. So, "and still, we're talking hamster here" means that even though he's a "tall...attractive hamster" - he still isn't very good looking...because he looks like a hamster.

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