It was tough to ignore the "Shark's" entrance. His loud and obnoxious arrogance made it downright impossible to miss it. And yet, all it managed to elicit from Riku was a quick eye roll. In his experience, it was always the smallest dogs who barked the loudest. So for all he cared, that's all this so-called Shark was: a small dog desperately trying to convince the rest of the world that he was bigger than he actually was. A pity they didn't wind up on the same table for round 1, else Riku could have went for an early elimination to put the blowhard in his place.

Nah, instead he wound up on the [i]other[/i] table, with Seo of all people. He remembered the counselor suggesting to him that he join the Gunpla Club as a way to learn the ropes, but one look at these assholes was all Riku needed to turn around and walk away without even so much as an attempt to talk to them. Arrogance like the Shark's was one thing, guys like that just wanted to be in the spotlight. But arrogance like Seo's? That was a beast of another color, the kind of superiority complex that made Riku's blood boil just thinking about it. Guys like him and his little club were the kind that were in the most need of a rude awakening. Riku took a glance down at his Leo, briefly considering using the [i]real[/i] Gunpla he'd brought along with him to step out onto the table and subject Seo to a much-deserved beatdown. But then, he smiled... another idea formed in his mind. One that would let him test the Leo [i]and[/i] - if he played his cards right - knock that Seo bastard off his high horse.

Riku took his place on the table, registered his base and docked the Leo. The Plavsky particles flowed around him as his immediate vicinity darkened, "...Launch!" and with that, his Leo launched and he quickly and quietly positioned himself within what appeared to be the dilapidated ruins of a military base. His Leo's urban camo would serve it well here, and he could power down his energy output and possibly pass himself off as just another part of the ruined base. He ducked his gunpla inside of a nearby Mobile Suit hanger and put it in a kneeling position so that it would appear offline to the untrained eye. All that was left was scan for Seo's signal and - once locked on - he could begin his plan.