I also wanted to apologize for essentially hijacking the choices for how our ship is designed. You know, in case that may have rubbed someone the wrong way.

I guess you could say I wanted the design of the ship to be the thing that really solidifies Riku's place on the team. Kai and Jun are already well known and even have cool nicknames to intimidate people with. So I hoped this would be Riku's way of firmly establishing himself in the world of Gunpla, particularly as a builder.