Truthfully, if they were aiming to blow up a ship, that would have been an area where Gokudera would have shined. But, since it wasn't, he was stuck with the tedious task of putting a very giant boat together. It was a first time for everything, but, given his hobby of inventing things (disregarding the fact that they're usually explosives), he considered himself to be in fine shape for the job. It also provided him with the distraction he needed to escape all the negative thoughts and emotions that had come with the revelations he had received from Hibari just some time ago.

Arriving a tad bit late for the party, he retrieved some of the necessary supplies for the construction process before he found himself next to a certain redhead — a certain redhead he hadn't seen for quite a while. "G." The greeting was brisk and off-handed as he began his work. Not exactly too thrilled about seeing his predecessor so soon.