Vyre pulled the Red hatchling into her arms and cooed when the porky baby snuggled up against her.<span style="color: #5900b3">“I hope so. They would be so jealous if they weren’t.”</span><br/><br/>“You aren’t fit to make such decisions about your life right now, so the people who care about you most have to step in and make those decisions for you. It’s unpleasant and not everyone can do it, but we’re doing this because we know and believe that you can be saved.” Ras took a deep breath and turned to face Ibara completely.  “No, you can’t just turn off the pain and misery the world inflicted on you. But you can still put on a smile and look ahead, you don’t have to cast yourself into the abyss and give up. You know what I’ve been through so please believe me when I say I know things can get better, the pain isn’t permanent. But sitting here and dwelling on the past isn’t going to help you. Think about the things you’ve wanted to do and focus on them, let’s make a list of things and go check it off. This… all of this is awful for you, awful for your sisters and your family. We need to find you a coping mechanism.”<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>