Because they went behind my back to make sure I wouldn't be called upon. Because none of my friends thought I could handle it, so they never even told me he was splintering. The teammate who did it lied to my face.
And because... of the way I found out, and saw him, because of the mockery they ended up making....
[It sounds like a lot of drama, but also, if Zuko expected Emet-Selch to be a nice guy, that seems like a him problem. Mob doesn't think that, though. He legitimately feels bad for him for this.]
. . . I don't think it's bad, if killing him wasn't something you could have done. But it's not right to make that choice for someone else.
[ nah it's all his friends that plotted with emet-selch and covered for him that he's upset with. es is a dick he has no illusions there. ]
... Yeah. I understand wanting to protect people from that. That's the reason I volunteered to do it, I saw how hard it was for... the people who had already been asked. But I wouldn't take away someone's choice.
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... I suffered more, because of what happened.
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Because they made it a joke?
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And because... of the way I found out, and saw him, because of the mockery they ended up making....
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[Well, that's a little different.]
They should have told you.
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Yeah, they should have.
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. . . I don't think it's bad, if killing him wasn't something you could have done. But it's not right to make that choice for someone else.
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... Yeah. I understand wanting to protect people from that. That's the reason I volunteered to do it, I saw how hard it was for... the people who had already been asked. But I wouldn't take away someone's choice.