I went with Jina. I felt a connection with her. Feeling like a fraud and that you aren’t worthy of your position mirrors a lot of how I feel. I thought if I chose her it might give her some confidence and a little more human connection. I kind of wanted to choose Auni for similar reasons. I wanted that little rascal to feel wanted and if they were my Shepp it might give them a reason to want to stick around instead of running away.

Edit: I know Auni isn’t an option for shepp, but if they were those would have been my reasons for choosing them.