There's a hooter outside my windoe

Brick came across to me as someone who needed to be told to get his shit together. Like, his life is the military, his brain is pretty much wired for that kind of treatment. Brick doesn't need to be cuddled and comforted (though I'm sure he wouldn't mind it), he needs a sense of order and purpose to push through his fears, which is pretty much what Jo gives him (and it works). Quite literally, like Jo has some overlap with his military theme since she's so coach-like lmao (take-no-prisoners was originally a war term, she uses a whistle and yells orders like a drill sergeant, Brick's little drum motif sometimes plays for her, and putting her on the mutant maggots so she could call them 'maggots' is a fun detail).

Jo is harsh but she understands her teammates and their needs which is a great part of her character (she's a 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖆𝖙𝖍🥶🖤⛓️). And yeah, maybe Jo could stand to be nicer to him. Maybe. But part of why they work together as a duo is because Jo isn't nice to begin with. Mean jo is best jo