>The black goo is actually a metal-eating virus that corrodes the ship as well as create the breeding grounds for a shapeshifting alien.
>The cat actually is a legit crewmember who communicates to MOTHER and is a major plot point
KINO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhxchX38rM&ab_channel=LonelySamurai%E5%AD%A4%E7%8B%AC%E3%81%AA%E4%BE%8D