She shrugged a little, watching as Cassandra moved up to the counter where Mr. Gunpla was hanging out. "To each their own. I honestly can't stand half of SEED's designs, and a number of them are just remodeled knockoffs of UC suits. I will admit some special types of kits are a bit too much, like GM customs and the like, but at the same time, you can't expect all GMs to function alike. IBO has its own flavor with the modularity; it's one of the things I like about the series!"

Her mental image of Mr. Gunpla imploded as he went from the over-the-top 80's man to a cool cat in a span of half a second, her jaw nearly dropping to the floor as she listened in on his and Cassandra's conversation, or at least what she could hear of it. The goofy sponsor was gone, and in its place was a man obviously dedicated and into the craft of Gunpla and Gunpla battling. Unfolding her arms, she could feel a bit of shame burning up on her cheeks, Kanoko chuckling nervously as Cassandra came back. "Uh-HUH! Y-yeah...I guess what they say is true; never judge a book by its cover..."

It was Kanoko's turn. She stepped up to the counter nervously, now unsure of what to think of the sponsor. "U-uh, hey there..."

"What is up Buff Buildah!" Said the man as he threw up a flex on his right arm, ofcourse it looking pathetic. "How can i help!" He said excitedly.

 She managed a short chuckle at his attempt, the buff builder comment making her blush the tiniest bit. "That noticeable, huh? Well...I'm looking for a Sinanju Stein and an EZ-8, if you have them."

The man sat back and thought for a minute, stroking his goatee in thought. He snapped his fingers and walked off, coming back with the shinaju stein and EZ-8.
"Hi-NU, Shinah... juuu And the Greight, Eazy Eight!" He sorta beat boxed out. 
"Tell me Buff Buildah, why do you tango with only tha YOU CEE suits?" He asked her, still jiggin and jivin.

"To be fair? It's the series I grew up with. SEED has good suits but never really interested me, and while I appreciated 00, only UC and IBO have really kept my interests. Everything else has just gotten space colony-vaporizing weapon after weapon even mounted to mobile suits. Besides, who doesn't like having a nice brawl with some real, grounded suits?"

The male leaned down and dropped his glasses a bit to see eye to eye with her. "With Iron Blooded orphans, you'll find more people into that, but still doesnt mean you get to ignore the other suits. Trans-am, phase shift armor, dragoon, exam system, zero system, hyper mode, learn your enemies tricks. A lot of them got good with those tricks; so learn them. Brawn will get you places, brains does the other half, but since you're here, you must have both." He said and smirked. "With building, as i see parts of your Hi New sitting over there, you find a natural flow to progressing, but following an order. You set a routine for your workouts, but only did what your body could naturally with its flow. Fighting is the same. You have your own flow, but you put your mind to the test when knowing when to apply the motions, info and tactics you learned." He explained sitting up. "Even those with beams over long distances can crush those fond of orphans woth tactics and jnfo."

She swallowed a bit, taken aback by his words. He acted quite a buffoon, but in reality she had quite underestimated him. Taking her kits, she bowed a little, straightening back up after a minute. "Thanks for the good advice. You should always look for a weakness, rght?"

He flicked the glasses up and smiled now. "Even in you, Buff Fightah!" he called out  and gave a thumbs up, a sparkle of light off of his pearly whites, knowing he had helped the girl somehow.

"Now you're gonna have me calling my Gunpla the Muscle Unit..." Kanoko managed back with a friendly roll of her eyes, shaking her head as she left and grateful for the advice. With kits in hand, she latched onto her Hi-Nu, grinning nervously. "So....anyone been through one of these exams before?"