Anna blushed again and shook her head.<span style="color: #4da6ff"> "i... i like it when she watches because... because it makes you go further."</span>Ashia grinned and wrapped her arms around Vyre as Anna set to adding the chicken to the salad.<span style="color: #404040">"i thought you were going to ask Ras?"</span><br/><br/>Gears frowned faintly and then looked at The'kal.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"maybe your looking at it the wrong way?"</span>he walked over to crouch next to her and it was obvious the gears in his head were turning.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"before you renewed my Pa's life, you saw him, he was mostly blind and he could barely walk and i knew how much being up and about hurt him. but i also knew how happy it made him to be helping me, so i let him. maybe this Melody feels the same way? maybe helping others is the only thing that soothes her pain? the way Order described it Melody plans to kill herself as soon as no one wants or needs her help anymore... its... um... okay, say i was in excruciating pain. but you gave me ninety pills that made the pain bearable so long as i took one every day. but there were only ninety, you couldn't make more. when i got near the end of my pills i would start making plans to die before i would face that pain again. maybe Melody is afraid that no one will need her anymore so her medicine is going to run out? helping you is her medicine, she doesn't need to be repaid, she just needs to feel like she is helping."</span>he looked at Order and then at The'kal.<span style="color: #4da6ff">"you don't want her to die, right? so let her keep helping you, you can help her just by letting her do what she has asked to do. she might still kill herself eventually, but... my Pa was gonna die, that didn't mean i didn't enjoy every minute he endured his pain to spend time with me, i treasured every minute so much more knowing they were running out. and who knows, maybe if your kind, gentle and patient with her you just might be able to give her a more permanent reason to keep on living."</span>he smiled and shrugged.<span style="color: #4da6ff"> "hey, i barged into your life remember? and you have made my life so much better, the least i can do to repay you is listen when you need someone to talk to."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>