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3 am character analysis time: i think it's really important to note that neon feels like the group's baby but adamantly is not the/a baby.
she is the youngest, least experienced in combat and warfare and gunfights and using her powers, and the shortest; so obviously she does need to be guided along to a degree but isn't a completely helpess and aimless baby. yk? I think a lot of her struggle comes from trying to prove herself and her worth and her maturity and right to be seen as an equal professional and adult among the others—but the age differences and lack of control speak for themselves.
she's TRYING to be an adult — because she IS an adult — but she's treated like a baby — because in the sense of age and experience she IS the group's baby. you know? and she's in that transitional age between teenager to young adult where everyday is a fight for maturity and independence while being unsure and clumsy and lost in navigating the world for yourself. she wants to be guided, but not coddled. she doesn't want to be suffocated and silenced because she's the, "baby." she wants to be seen as the adult she is but the truth is that she doesn't know what she's doing on her own.
(and as a college kid in the same age range i feel the same way 😭)