[Yes, that was very bad. But he wasn't thinking of it as Zuko unable to stop him in time. He just thinks it was cool that Zuko was able to stop him at all. He knows Zuko has powers, just like he does, but even so. . . ]
I didn't expect something like that to happen either.
[Staring at Zuko with big, shining eyes, because he is just voicing two things right now that are so important to him. The idea that people can change, and the idea that powers aren't as important as everyone treats them are two of the things he feels strongest about, and almost no one he's ever met with powers before seems to understand these things at all. So just. Deciding that Zuko is incredibly wise.]
I believe that, too! That's why I've been trying to train hard and become strong. But even so, without powers, I didn't know what to do today.
[ moe.... b. zuko actually looks a little taken aback by these shining adorable eyes, because he'd never really consider himself wise or worth looking up to in the first place. ]
Well... keep at it. It's mostly discipline and practice. [ shuffles awkwardly. ]
It's not that easy to just jump into a situation, even if you know how to fight. But I could teach you, if you want. Uh... the training part, not the jumping part.
[Dorothy said that too, didn't she? Caring about animals means you're kind. And he thought she was right, when she said it. But.]
Do you think it's bad to hurt people? To make them go to the hospital? To make them lose their clothes and their hair and all of their friends? To destroy their school? Do you think it's bad to make your brother afraid of you?
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Hey. . . you were able to stop him.
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[ also that can of tuna has very awkwardly been knifed open so that's a mess ]
Not fast enough.
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[Yes, that was very bad. But he wasn't thinking of it as Zuko unable to stop him in time. He just thinks it was cool that Zuko was able to stop him at all. He knows Zuko has powers, just like he does, but even so. . . ]
I didn't expect something like that to happen either.
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[ (sadly) i choose you.... mob is very sweet but zuko is pretty hard on himself since his character development!! ]
I don't think anyone expected that to happen. I didn't want to believe any of us would kill an innocent girl like that.... and he's just a kid.
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But his life must have been very different than mine.
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[ and a year older than aang.... ]
I think we've all lead pretty different lives.
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Mm. I didn't realize it until recently. . . how differently people can see things, depending on the kind of life they'd lived.
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Trust me, I know all about that.
[ fire nation music plays in the bg ]
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[That makes sense to him. Zuko seems harsh at first, but is really a pretty kind person.]
Um. . . why is it that even though you have powers, you're good at fighting without them?
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[ and then when he was good!! ]
Powers aren't everything. You don't need them to take care of yourself, or fight.
[ its complicated ]
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I believe that, too! That's why I've been trying to train hard and become strong. But even so, without powers, I didn't know what to do today.
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Well... keep at it. It's mostly discipline and practice. [ shuffles awkwardly. ]
It's not that easy to just jump into a situation, even if you know how to fight. But I could teach you, if you want. Uh... the training part, not the jumping part.
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I don't like fighting. . . but I want to be able to help, too.
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[ if this is going to happen again. ]
But we can start with defensive maneuvers.
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[But only with powers. He wants to know how to do it the way Zuko did.]
. . . You said you used to be bad, but become good.
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Yeah. I've... got a complicated past.
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[ ??? ]
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[He seems to react as though Zuko has magical innate bad-dar.]
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[ he does it's called common sense bc mob is a precious angel ]
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Do you think it's bad to hurt people? To make them go to the hospital? To make them lose their clothes and their hair and all of their friends? To destroy their school? Do you think it's bad to make your brother afraid of you?
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[ it's hard to believe, coming from such a soft boy. ]
Why?
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[They're still pretty bad?]
I want to change.
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[ confidently!! ]
But how did it happen in the first place? Was it your powers?
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There have been times where I've lost control of them. When I get too angry, or - if I get hurt.
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