"You can always try again. Not that I ever needed to." The second sentence is tacked on too quickly. He definitely has, which is probably fairly clear. He's even been warned about over-reliance on brute strength in gym battles he has won.

Which is part of why he's even here, trying to make sure he doesn't look like he doesn't know what he's doing. It's probably part of what adds to his defensiveness, though his ego has always been easily bruised.

Luckily, it's also fairly easy to soothe. He looks a little suspicious, but his posture does soften slightly.

"That makes sense. There are a lot of them. But don't worry. You'll get used to it."