Vanillachai

I am also running into the same issue. I think it may be tied to Nyoka joining the crew. After Nyoka joined in Monarch, I came back to my ship to swap some weapons out and switch companions. I hadn't picked up the quest Don't Bite the Sun yet, and when I entered the ship there were cows next to Parvati and I talked to her. As the quest was given to me, it automatically failed because "Parvati is dead" - and she clearly was not dead because I was still speaking to her.