Drift's P.O.V.
Jamie is asleep by two. Depression is getting at her. Crosshairs, Lightning, and I don't even joke about if Jamie will be up all night.
"Damn," Lightning sighs, "I hate feeling like there's nothing we can do — or it's just knowing how this will take months and who knows what progress we'll see."
None, because Jamie feels like she'll never get what she wants. I am trying to figure out what to do to help her understand. Though her family isn't helping. While her abandonment fear is another problem, it's not as bad as the fact that she barely eats.
"She'll be ok. We'll take care of her and help her," Crosshairs assures me as he and Lightning hug me. Tears roll down my face.
"No, I'm failing her," I sob.
"Come on, let's go for a walk around the courtyard," Lightning suggests.
Crosshairs doesn't even have to say he'll stay here. Even if Jamie is asleep for two hours, we don't want to leave her alone.

Crosshairs' P.O.V.
I hate not knowing what to do to help Drift and Jamie. The things we need to work on feel impossible. Considering how much Jamie's mental health declined.
Considering how in Jamie's dimension, there's no support. Which is a problem.
Please, Primus, let my friends have what they want. Let them start a family together. Let them be happy.
I hope this includes helping Jamie's depression. What can we do to help her? Knowing this won't be easy is scrap.

I thought Drift wouldn't dare take this long. Doubt time away from Jamie is relaxing. Nor did I think I'd hear Jamie cry. It doesn't matter if it's in her sleep or when she wakes up. I hate hearing her cry. I sit on the bed and move Jamie onto my lap.
"Shh, it's ok."
Is this telling a lie, and isn't helping? I hug Jamie as she cries, hating why she's crying. I don't know what else to say. I move in a rocking motion, hoping this will calm her. I can't get my phone, but Drift needs to get back here quickly.

Jamie is coughing from crying as Drift and Lightning rush into the room. The two sit on either side of me as I give Jamie her water bottle. Once she's done drinking, Drift moves Jamie onto his lap. Lightning looks at the two, worried. I know she hates how it's feeling like we can't help Drift or Jamie.
There's a chance this will be routine for a while, and I hate it.

Rung's P.O.V.
"... I don't know if I can help her," I regret telling the medics and Optimus, "not because she's human, I swear."
"I know," Optimus assures, "she's complicated. This won't be easy."
"Fragging humans!" Ratchet rages, "and what Jamie's family tells her now!" I didn't think the medic would punch the metal wall, "what Crosshairs and Drift now deal with. Slowly losing their friend, and Drift is losing the one he loves."
It's bad enough that Sunstreaker got to where no one can help him — though Jamie and Lily seem to get through to him a little — now I can't help Jamie, which means I can't help Crosshairs and Drift.
"They need everyone's support, but Jamie needs space right now," Prowl explains. The three of us look at him, amazed, "what? I know enough about her to know what she needs. Well, as well as you three."
"That's all we can do right now," I sigh.
Optimus agrees, hoping he can talk to Jamie. It's hard to accept that this will take time, and setbacks are possible. The concern is that the setback will be a repeat of December, even if Jamie won't be in a frozen gorge.
Things already need to be looking better, as we will talk to Jamie's guardians tonight. Asking Optimus if he's doing ok is pointless, and I know he feels like he's failed, Jamie.

I'm able to talk to Crosshairs and Lightning in Lightning's room. Hoping they won't hold back telling me how they're feeling about the situation. I know Crosshairs tries to act like he's fine.
Lightning tells me exactly what I thought she'd tell me. How she's worried about Jamie, hating there's not much she can do to help her. I suspect this is how Crosshairs feels. I let her leave the room after reminding her that the others will help when they can and that she can talk to me if she needs to.
"You're not going anywhere," I tell Crosshairs, closing the door before he can leave with Lightning.
"You'll just tell me the same you told her. I heard it, and I'm leaving."
"And how long before you can't hide how you're feeling?! And your family sees the?!"
"What good is telling Drift and Lightning that I worry about Jamie? That we could lose her?! Nothing!"
I hear so much anger and feeling like he's failing his family in Crosshairs' voice.
He won't talk any further, so I let him leave. I have four patients I do not know how to help and possibly more with how much Jamie is struggling and everyone is worried. I should say I have five patients, but Sunstreaker refuses my help.

Crosshairs' P.O.V.
I'm so tired of being told to talk about how I'm feeling about this. Like telling my family or anyone else helps Jamie. I go out to get dinner and cookies for us. Though Drift might not like the idea. The challenge is we want Jamie eating but fast food every day isn't good for her.

Lightning is in mine and Drift's room when I return. As I thought, Drift isn't pleased with what I got for dinner, but he knows Jamie will eat. She smiles, seeing the bags I have.
We ate our dinner while watching T.V. As I thought, Jamie ate everything.
"I don't think the fact this is McDonald's got her to eat," Lightning whispers, "remember, depression causes a lack of eating. You could get the same tomorrow, and she might not eat."
Lightning is right. This is a challenge. Drift and I feel like a G-tube will not help solve the problem, but it's another problem if Jamie loses weight.
"I hope having her stay here helps," Lightning sighs, "but then when she goes home..."
"Too soon to worry about that," Drift tells her, "we need to get her to feel ok being here and work on other issues."
We hate how this is going to take a while. Fear that there's nothing we can do.