Jaylah turns toward Groot then, unwilling to leave the sentient sapling out of the conversation entirely even if the fuzzy one has to translate for her to understand properly.

"Do you like the flying ship? What do you do?" If Rocket here is the captain and there are only a few of them, surely they must all be multi-faceted in their responsibilities. Age doesn't have much to do with it in her experience. She's in the Academy after all and barely more than a child. Plus there's Chekov. Younger people can do good too!