She did notice. All Bela had to decide now was whether or not to bring it up in front of him. Which she doesn't for now.

"If you can consider my cat to be entertaining then yes. She's important to me and I want to keep her safe." Realising how that sounds, Bela adds quickly. "Look, you have your blanket, your book, notepad and laptop. They're important. She's the only thing I have from home here." A pause. "And tetris? How anyone can find that interesting is completely beyond me." This coming from the woman with the cat in her bag.

At least Bastet was content, possibly asleep. Bela knew that she would have to keep an eye out on her and not let her escape from the bag, only to run off and get lost in the ship.

"They just want to feel important I think. Do you know anyone like back home?"