The fact that Marcus Monroe hadn't acted was noticed by a few people. In the earlier panic, they had all been too shocked to give it any thought. But now that Paige Summers had spoken up, their and Marcus's casual demeanor began to grate on them.
On top of that, they were already quite wary of him from when Marcus Monroe had "recklessly" attacked people before.
Human psychology is a strange thing.
They were wary of him, but at the same time, they refused to believe they couldn't beat him. This budding rivalry soured their attitudes, and they decided to make things difficult for Paige Summers, too.
Even though she looked like just a "little" girl, no one was going to go easy on her because of her age.
In the apocalypse, many young children who awakened a superpower were often more terrifying than adults.
Most adults still had a sense of reason.
Even if they had a superpower, there were certain lines they wouldn't cross.
Children, however, were different.
