Qualifiers, huh? I always thought those would be being older, or more mature, or being able to do the stuff you couldn't do when you were a kid. But that doesn't work either, does it? I know some adults that act like big kids, and some actual kids that act pretty grown-up. And the stuff you can do, well...

[She was going to mention something like being able to drive, or being able to drink, but she remembers the people she's met. The boys and girls who were her age, but were still forced to fight as adults, and her voice softens as she glances down]

...well, sometimes people have to grow up pretty fast, don't they.