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USS Astute

Those that Walk Beside Us.

Dispatched to render emergency aid to colonists on Encedis-#5, Captain Monique McDowell and the crew of the USS Astute discover that the need for thier assistance runs deeper than they think.

Mission Description

In the aftermath of the Vaadwaur invasion, planets and settlements throughout the former DMZ are left shattered & devastated  –  in desperate need of emergency assistance.

The USS Astute is tasked with assisting the neutral colonists of Encedis-#5 (once a fruitful water – world with a thriving aquaculture industry that several other planets in the system relied upon for thier food supply) with the restoration of thier weather control satellite – network, that was intentionally sabotaged by the departing Vaadwaur forces.

But as Captain Monique McDowell and her crew delve deeper into this mysterious world, what they will uncover will unleash a tsunami of confusion & upheaval as a long – forgotten secret from the abyss threatens to change the very fate of a world and its people.

About the Mission

Command
USS Astute
Status
In Progress
Total Stories
5
Start Date
18/06/2025

7 July 2025

Grounded

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “If an aircraft is still in one piece, don’t cheat on it; ride the bastard down.” Ernest K. Gann   From the storm’s perspective, everything is calm. Captain Monique McDowell’s own personal experience of this euphemism proved to be decidedly in the ulterior as she fought to [...]

3 July 2025

The Rig

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.” Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, 1970   The Hand of God reached down from the cataclysmic heavens and gripped the striving shuttlecraft with its fragile occupants, conspiring to cast it [...]

27 June 2025

Mariner's Deep

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “Imagine a dolphin dancing in the sky. Let it dance with joy. Think of yourself at the bottom of the ocean watching.” Yoko Ono   It fell to the Dolphin to deliver the bad news. Captain Monique McDowell ruminated inwardly how it was problematic to conceive of a sentient creature who [...]

20 June 2025

Landfall

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “The ocean is a reflection of our society – if we want to save the ocean, we need to save ourselves.” Sylvia Earle. 2025   With a searching blast the vengeful maelstrom yowled its vociferous exhortation, that nearly threatened to tear Captain Monique McDowell from the rain – [...]

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