Hey, I didn't forget about you lol. I have read both chapters but I am still way too burned out for a proper analysis at the moment. My 
brain wants me to draw comparisons to other media like an IGN reviewer so here goes
I get some good Star Wars and Mass Effect vibes from the setting, but the way the characters interact reminds me mostly of the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. You do a lot to lay out social conventions and economic realities, maybe a bit too detailed and getting sidetracked with it sometimes, but it's a hard line to toe and you do a good job. I like Cat but I wonder why she has internalized this belief system so thoroughly in just a few years, and wonder at the people who volunteer to help her, and think she might be being taken for a ride. I don't know how illegal the stuff her smuggler friend wants her to move is, but the thing is, neither does Cat.
So I feel there's mystery here and Cat's naivete being purposeful and showing room to grow. I feel like diving into her new religion is her way of coping with the nightmare she found herself thrust into, far away from everyone and knowing nothing about anything, then awakening to a kind community who heard her say "I need to find my way in the universe (literally)" and they were like "it's funny you should say that." Pretty big coincidence.
I like it. I'll have to give more in-depth notes at a later time, but I've followed you on Wattpad and I'll keep an eye on your stories.