So I’m not the biggest expert on this stuff but, considering the type of job Gadget has, the implication that he’s Penny’s guardian due to her parents being deceased, being a cyborg and all the hijinks that come with that and everything else, I wonder if they’d have a social worker like how Lilo and Nani had Cobra Bubbles checking in on their situation to make sure Nani could properly take care of Lilo after their parents died.
It could explore how keeping Gagdet safe and their overall situation has an affect on Penny. How it affects her at school, her home life, how it affects her relationships with others, how it affects her psychologically, etc.
Not to mention considering how Brain’s been put in danger as he’s usually the one keeping a close eye on Gadget and often mistaken as a threat by him, they might be concerned if he could even take care of Brain, concerned not just for Penny’s welfare but his as well. Especially since Brain’s one of the closest Penny’s to, besides Gadget and the negative affects it could have on her if something bad happened to him too.
I can imagine this would be a HUGE stress for Inspector gadget, fearing the idea of not being enough for them and losing the only family he has left. This could also make him have to acknowledge his own limitations and how what happened to him has affected his life and the ones he’s closest to, in both positive and negative ways. Imagine if it was revealed to the grownups including the worker about how Penny and Brain have been secretly helping Gadget on his missions, their lives being endangered a lot of the time in the process.
Based on Lilo & Stitch dialogue
Gadget-Please don’t take her! Penny needs me!
Social Worker-Is THIS what she NEEDS!? It seems clear to me that you need her a lot more than she needs you!
Gadget-…
What do u think? Anything you’d want to see be explored more? I’d love to know💖