By the time the Owner had spoken to Riku, the build he was working was in its final stages. He settled on focusing this build on firepower, and stealth to a lesser degree. Something that could hide itself in various environments and use its shoulder-mounted beam cannons to unload was essentially artillery fire on enemy forces. He made sure it could at least move reasonably fast, in the event that it needed to stay on the move to avoid detection. But other than that, the name of the game was maximizing its firepower while also trying to keep it's machine parts as quiet as possible. He wasn't sure how well this would work in practice, but he figured the upcoming tournament would make a decent enough place to test it out.

In response to the owner, Riku hadn't said a verbal response. In fact he only offered a brief glance, followed by a quick nod and thumbs up as he went back to painting. The main build was finished, all it was missing now was a [url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WsSF4UhsBY/VUHeUnrT9SI/AAAAAAABwT0/f3LlLdgdjrQ/s1600/162045ukh9o62opez97oos.jpg]paint job[/url]. For the time being Riku went with a basic camo look overall, but not without including at least a few personal touches. The shoulder plate that normally depicted a numerical designation instead showed [b]KRB-8A[/b], effectively acting as the signature marking it as his build. Additionally, the shield mounted on the opposite shoulder depicted an emblem of a dark green snake head opening its mouth for a venomous bite. He normally would have added other touches to what would otherwise be a simple paint job, but unfortunately Riku lacked the time to do anything more than the aforementioned number and snake head insignia. He also needed to decide on the payload he would be using for the upcoming tournament as well.

In addition to the shoulder mounted beam cannons, the Leo sported missile pods mounted on each leg capable of firing 3 missiles per shot each. And lastly, the the Dober Gun the gunpla was originally packaged with had been replaced entirely by a different weapon part that Riku had apparently brought with him from home: an HWF GR·MLR79-90mm Long Rifle. Usually used by a GM Sniper II, Riku had decided to use it for this Leo build, allowing it to double as a Sniper in addition to its bombardment capabilities.

Riku leaned back a bit, giving his Leo one final once-over before finally deciding to call it complete. Thanks to the shop's owner, it sounded like Riku still had time to sign up, and so after he cleaned up his workstation he snatched up the Leo and carried it with him over to where the sign-in sheet could be found. If all went well, there'd still be some slots available for the tournament later that day.

As he signed his name, it occurred to Riku that he had yet to actually give his Leo a proper name. For now, it was merely [i]KRB-8A[/i] but he was confident that by the end of the day he would have thought of a good name for the build. Perhaps its performance in the upcoming Tournament would inspire some ideas on that front?