I can...! [ He admonishes on a technicality and on his ego. ]

Maybe I'm not as much of a crack shot as some people are in actual practise— [ He gestures loosely to his own face, offended he even has to imply that reason on top of... general inexperience. Or perhaps it had become a convenient excuse. Bricks was terrified of actually hurting anyone... at least in any direct way he'd have to face immediate direct consequences for. ]

—but it's not like I can't figure out a projectile's trajectory or necessary ballistics or- or the kinetic energy behind something based on empirical real world data. All that's very important to take into account, you know.

[ His own indignity fades as he keeps pace with Cloud, waggling his finger and looking at him again, as an awe-inspiring figure slash test subject. ]

And what better than through rigorous observation...?