& OMG, neil is so super wrong about andrew at first, but i always appreciated how he keeps considering/reconsidering them all, figure them out/understand them in relation to himself (evaluating threat) and changing perceptions on fact. i love neil.

Neil is such a great protagonist, partly because of this exactly!  he observes and thinks and analyses (and eventually acts on what he’s learned), and he isn’t necessarily right from the beginning, in fact due to his hyper-awareness of his surroundings, his constant threat-assesment of everyone he gets into contact with, and his trust issues,…