Tim laughed halfheartedly at that again, and offers a sheepish smile at that. "I don't get the feeling any crew members would willingly become dinner, to be fair." Cat or otherwise. "And I'm not sure 'check to see if the oven is hot enough' is going to fool anyone."

Tim nodded again at that, expression a little more serious. Though he noted the reference to Rory with a slight interest. That was another name in common that'd come up. "Glad to hear it," he said, "Can't say I like the idea of anyone on the ship getting themselves into trouble of any sort."

And while he didn't offer anything else on the subject of his own parents, he did listen closely to the boy's explanations of what happened to his own. He frowned. It spoke of some more background and history, though he appreciated having another clue to who Howard was. "All of them?" he repeated, "Every family?" His expression turned to one of concern, then he said, "I'm sorry to hear that."