```python
def can_hop(pond: list, origin: list, dest: list) -> bool:
    if len(pond) != 5 or any(len(row) != 5 for row in pond):
        raise ValueError("Pond must be a 5x5 grid of strings.")
    
    if not (isinstance(origin, list) and isinstance(dest, list)):
        raise ValueError("Origin and destination must be lists.")
    
    if len(origin) != 2 or len(dest) != 2:
        raise ValueError("Origin and destination must each have two elements.")
    
    if any(not isinstance(x, int) for x in origin + dest):
        raise ValueError("Origin and destination coordinates must be integers.")
    
    if not (0 <= origin[0] < 5 and 0 <= origin[1] < 5):
        raise ValueError("Origin coordinates must be between 0 and 4.")
    
    if not (0 <= dest[0] < 5 and 0 <= dest[1] < 5):
        raise ValueError("Destination coordinates must be between 0 and 4.")
    
    from_char = pond[origin[0]][origin[1]]
    to_char = pond[dest[0]][dest[1]]
    
    if from_char == '.' or to_char != '.':
        return False
    
    def is_adjacent(p1, p2):
        return abs(p1[0] - p2[0]) + abs(p1[1] - p2[1]) == 1
    
    def is_vault(p1, p2):
        mid = ((p1[0] + p2[0]) // 2, (p1[1] + p2[1]) // 2)
        return is_adjacent(p1, mid) and pond[mid[0]][mid[1]] != '.' and is_adjacent(mid, p2)
    
    return is_adjacent(origin, dest) or is_vault(origin, dest)
```