Tyki had kind-of already noticed Dante's bad mood. Not that it had stopped him.

"Mutant cats now too, huh? Well, this ain't a monster-infested asylum for nothing I guess." Tyki answered. "Why we're here? Beats me. I haven't met anyone who knew." That or they collectively decided not to tell him.

"Maybe the guy in charge doesn't have anything better to do." Not love, but boredom could make people do strange things.