Jack of Harts

Cats have traveled with us since the times of ancient Egypt.  They were part of the ship’s crew, with a job like everyone else on board, from hunting birds to rodents aboard ship.  They warned us of storms, served as good luck totems, and kept disease off ship.  And so their genetically engineered descendants continue to perform those same jobs aboard modern starships.  Sometimes, when they really feel like it, they even talk to us.