The assembly process proceeded with considerable difficulty.
As much as Gloriana used the extra time afforded to her to plan out this phase of the fabrication run, she could not foresee everything.
The only saving grace was that she knew that things would definitely not go right, so she put a lot of time between the steps to account for additional delays.
There were three major reasons why Ves and Gloriana encountered the most difficult fabrication process of their careers so far.
The damaged state of the Riot Mark II forced the mech designers to work with greater care and attention.
Alexa no longer directly took part in the assembly work, but instead hovered around the reshape machine in order to act as a monitor and supervisor.
She inspected the ongoing work with meticulous care and flagged any parts and sections that threatened to cause problems if left unattended.
