Vanya | Ben
It's okay to be upset that he's gone for as long as you need to be. You don't have to stop being upset about it around me just because I'm not.
Out childhood was very fucked up. And I think all of us are still reeling from it and dealing with it in our own ways. Whether or not those ways are healthy is another matter.
I know you don't hate me. And I know that Five doesn't hate me. I know that Allison probably should but doesn't. Luther doesn't seem to. Klaus... It's hard to get a read on Klaus because I'm never quite sure what's truth and what's bullshit with him. I think that's one of the ways he copes, so I'm not going to force him into anything.
Diego... Ben, even if hate is a strong word, he has made it abundantly clear that he does not like me and doesn't want me around and that started when we were kids. It's above and beyond the exclusion thing that Dad did to me. He constantly poked at me and taunted me until all I could do was find a quiet corner and cry and hope that none of you found me. Once I published my book, he just got more obvious about it. In almost thirty years, I can't recall him saying even a single kind word to me. You all know a different Diego, and that's great. I wouldn't want anyone to be put through what I was put through, but please don't try to tell me that my experiences with him were wrong because they weren't your experiences with him.
You and Klaus have both mentioned him changing. And if he has, that's wonderful. I hope it's true and I hope he continues to. But he doesn't have to like me, and I don't have to like him.