[ Ben thinks he knows the subject Diego is skirting around; their brother Klaus, and his self-destructiveness and occasional desire to not be alive. Ben is glad not to delve into that; he has seen more near-misses and low low days than Diego can probably imagine.

There is some comfort, though, in knowing Diego doesn't think of himself like that. His recklessness - fighting crime at night, throwing himself into danger - could conceivably come from a similar mentality. But if it doesn't... well, that is good. ]

Uh-uh. [ It's only a moment before Ben is shaking his head, denying Diego's words. He doesn't believe it for a moment. ] I don't buy that. Seriously, Diego. How humdrum is your life, lately?

[ Ben holds out a hand, ticking off fingers for each item on a list: ] Dad dies. Five shows up again after all these years. Psychos attack the house and kidnap Klaus. They kill your ex. We all find out the world is gonna end. It turns out Vanya had powers all this time. Pogo and Mom are gone, and we totally blow it and don't stop the apocalypse. Then you get teleported to spooky parallel dimension North Carolina, and then teleported to spooky parallel wherever the hell we are now. I'm struggling to find the mundane in there. I think-

[ He hesitates a moment. This is the sort of pushback that he would give Klaus, if he thought he was talking bullshit, avoiding an issue, etc. But Diego is not Klaus. They're different people who respond in different ways. Ben's not sure it's the right choice. He just can't think of any better ones.

Ben gives a small shrug, looking over to his brother, face full of determination and concern in equal measure. ]

I think maybe... the thing that's got you not sleeping at night... is that life been the opposite of mundane lately. Right?