@lyrichartwell Initial thought behind it was, back when the comic was still ongoing: If SolDave was(and still kinda is) a pillar among the popular ships in the fandom - Why not explore the Aplhas? And the longer I stared at them - the more parallels there appears to be.
As someone on Tumblr once commented about them on my post:"This might be one of the few healthiest ships Dirk was ever in."