AL-AN On The Surface Of Sector Zero

Stares at you…

A conversation Robin and AL-AN have about the sea emperor leviathan within the old story.

I don’t particularly like the old story, but I do think this is something that should have been kept from it. It broadens the perspective on why they were so insistent on keeping the SEL. They didn’t just do it to be cruel; I think it was seen as an unfortunate and necessary measure. Keep one member of a species confined to study to potentially save many more. I think too often we apply human ethical standards to Architects who clearly have a different understanding and outlook.

Floats away

Background painting I did for a different valentines card that I ended up not posting

Unused aside dialogue between AL-AN and Robin about quartz.

Transcript under the cut

AL-AN: Once in my travels I came across a planet that had trees with leaves of quartz.

Robin: Sounds beautiful!

A: It was refractive.

R: You have the soul of a poet.

Silly unused aside dialogue between Robin and AL-AN

Transcript under the cut

AL-AN: I have data on a planet that rained molten silver from its atmosphere during the day. It would harden at night, and then rain again.

Robin: I’d hate to get that stuck in my hair.

A: I do not think you would survive entry into the atmosphere.

R: Great… let’s not go there then.

AL-AN from behind

I absolutely adore AL-AN in darker lighting

A closer view of AL-AN integrating into the ship

I like how small the phasegate makes AL-AN appear as you watch him assemble the ship.