Bailey: Who died and put you in charge of this family, anyway?
Charlie: Mom and Dad.
Charlie: Mom and Dad.
For Maya, childhood ended years ago. As she sits with Willa on her lap, I think: Sister and sister. Mother and child.
—Lochan Whitely, watching his sisters Maya (16) and Willa (5), Forbidden
The mention of her mother almost took her back, but she shook her head. There was no time. Kara was a practical girl now. She had to be. No more playing, no more crafts, no more classes... no more anything. She was a mother for all intents and purposes. A 13 year old homeless mother on a strange world with no food.
My mom left me. Ruby's mom left too. Tai was always busy with school and Ruby couldn't even talk yet. I had to pick up the pieces. I had to keep things together. Alone.
— Yang Xiao Long, RWBY
Superfly: My earliest memory in the world is my dad telling me that he never was accepted. He just wanted a family, man. That's why he created us. But then, that's when the people he worked for sent the ops through. They took it from him. I rescued my little baby brother and sister. And since I was the oldest, I had to raise them.
Bebop: He did a great job. We're very well-adjusted.
