[There's an edge of unease in Ben's voice when he says that. He doesn't know what existence without Klaus is. Klaus is supposed to be here, if Ben is here. Klaus is always there. Even when Ben hates him, when Klaus is at the lowest points and there are no other ghosts around, Klaus is still there and the fact that Ben can't find him sets him on edge. Five being here is good, though. Five can fix this.
Quietly, in the same unsure tone that he always used to ask if he had to use his powers, Ben says:]
I couldn't find any of us.
[There's a kind of unspoken fear behind that statement. Ben being by himself would mean something very different than any other Hargreeves sibling being on their own. Ben's never been alone, because being alone would mean he was well and truly dead.]
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[There's an edge of unease in Ben's voice when he says that. He doesn't know what existence without Klaus is. Klaus is supposed to be here, if Ben is here. Klaus is always there. Even when Ben hates him, when Klaus is at the lowest points and there are no other ghosts around, Klaus is still there and the fact that Ben can't find him sets him on edge. Five being here is good, though. Five can fix this.
Quietly, in the same unsure tone that he always used to ask if he had to use his powers, Ben says:]
I couldn't find any of us.
[There's a kind of unspoken fear behind that statement. Ben being by himself would mean something very different than any other Hargreeves sibling being on their own. Ben's never been alone, because being alone would mean he was well and truly dead.]