Al-An misunderstands this, and thinks Robin's equipment is part of her body, so he accepts her help. When Robin Ayou enters his Data Hub, she offers to download Al-An into her PDA. He claimed that Alterra's motivations didn't align with his. He sent one to the Alterra employees as well, but as soon as Alterra found him, he hid himself. Sometime pre-S:BZ, he sent a distress signal to Marguerit Maida, but she didn't answer. This could be because Al-An was the project leader of the Kharaa's research team, giving him access to a better storage technology. They remained capable of thought and speech, unlike the other Architects encountered in The Crater. His physical body was likely disposed of afterwards, although Al-An's mind stayed intact. Al-An, like the rest of his species, had his consciousness uploaded to a Data Hub.
