06-06-2018, 07:35 PM
(05-28-2018, 10:27 AM)Zansy Wrote: I'm not sure that there is any indication in canon that Kelly neglected Diana in any way.
When she first meets Kelly, Kelly's been helping to save Mommy..... And Mommy handed her to Kelly, where Diana was completely calm (whilst awake) with Kelly humming to her and allowing her to play with the Nick medallion. (Synchronicity)
At Monroe's at Rosalee's, Diana has been screaming and Adalind's been unable to get her to calm down...... all Monroe's clocks have been going crazy, Kelly comes in. And everything calms down. And with Kelly nearby, Diana quietly rests in Adalind's arms. (Law of Sacrifice)
......When we see Kelly and Diana drive off together, Diana's playing with a toy key ring, floating it (we know floating things is one of her favorite hobbies), and Kelly smiles warmly at her, telling her that they need to teach her not to do that in public. And Diana coos contentlty.....
The next time we meet them again, Diana is holding Kelly's hand, walking beside her. So Kelly's taught her to walk...... Both of which requires patience and interaction with a child. Why she doesn't protect Kelly is unclear......
Diana has no way of knowing that what happened with Kelly didn't happen with Adalind's consent. Mommy handed her to Daddy. Daddy handed her to Victor. And Daddy was around when she was taken from Victor and handed to Kelly. So even if she does remember being taken by the Scoobies, she doesn't know that that happened against Adalind's will. (Law Of Sacrifice)
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You brought up some great points about Diana and Kelly's relationship.
In line with what you said about Kelly teaching Diana to talk and walk, Kelly would have also have prepped Diana (a toddler) on how behave when they reached to Nick's. She would have given the toddler a simple sugarcoated version of the purpose of the trip. Something along the lines of I'm going to "help out" my son. She would probably have told Diana that she might have to leave her for a little bit with her son's "nice girlfriend" Juliette and told Diana not to "do" anything.