Background Painting I Did For A Different Valentines Card That I Ended Up Not Posting

I absolutely adore AL-AN in darker lighting

An unused aside dialogue between AL-AN and Robin. A conversation about gems and names.

Transcript below the cut

Robin: “Looks like this was an Alterra mining site. Gemstones everywhere.”

AL-AN: “Why do humans designate only some minerals as gems?”

R: “Because they're not just functional, we also find them beautiful—decorative.”

A: “Is that why Ruby is a human name according to the database in your PDA?”

R: “I think so.”

A: “Astatine is technically the rarest known element. Do humans name their children Astatine? I did not see it listed.”

R: “…No, I’ve never met a human named Astatine.”

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.

The transition animation into this teleport that AL-AN does is… not as smooth as the others.

AL-AN doodle

Slowed down the body transfer to see all the pretty lights and effects

Closeup of AL-AN’s color changes.

RGB gaming alien

A closer view of AL-AN integrating into the ship

Another AL-AN jump