Even if NEO Neku’s story was kind of a nothingburger, his personality, assertive yet calm and steady, is such an awesome continuation of the development he went through in TWEWY, becoming that in contrast to the abrasive and misanthropic kid of Day 1. The fondness with which he regards Joshua, not getting pissed or rising to his bait, just a long-suffering sigh. It’s so… It’s interesting how in his behaviour he places himself on more-or-less equal ground to Joshua, instead of Joshua being some entirely aggravating and incomprehensible force like in his Week. In NEO, Neku well and truly treats Joshua like his asshole friend that he nonetheless trusts, instead of “Composer” or “pain in my fucking ass that I want to be rid of as soon as possible shut up”