As soon as the girl handed him the tissues Brodie grabbed the pack and took one tissue from it with one single hand. Turning to face away from the girl, Brodie blew his nose to exhaustion and sighed in relief. Much, much better now. He turned back to the girl.
"It's okay." He said, before fully recomposing himself. "How d'you manage to bring so many pets onto the ship?" He asked, curious and slightly doubtful. If they had smuggled animals into the ship, then it was no longer a wonder things had gone to crap.
"I'm Brodie. Nice to meet you." He nodded at the cat carrier again. "And Alessa, despite the circumstances." He smiled. He was so happy today, he could just smile for all those years when he barely had.