_{[ OH BOY, does this ever sound familiar.. Vanya and Elizabeth would have a lot to talk about on this subject. More like, Reginald isolated Vanya to keep her powers suppressed instead of growing, but still. ]}

Hargreeves, actually.
Sounds like both of our guardians suck in the whole fatherly affection department.

_{[ Five scoffs slightly. ]}

Sometimes influences is what makes a person's abilities grow stronger.

_{[ Really depends on what kind of influences we're talking about here. Klaus is a prime example of being influenced and just getting weaker. ]}