USS Astute (Archive)

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
Status
Complete
Total Stories
15
Start Date
18/06/2025
End Date
27/08/2025

26 August 2025

Broken Rapture

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God…” 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17   Night never set upon the Lightning Spire. Incongruous maybe, that upon a world where the face of the ocean depths [...]

20 August 2025

Sub - rosa

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “Colonialism is the massive fog that has clouded our imaginations regarding who we could be, excised our memories of who we once were, and numbed our understanding of our current existence.” Waziyatawin. (2005)   Monique McDowell was a woman seemingly frozen in time. In the interval [...]

19 August 2025

Interlude - The Price of Pain

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “You will survive and you will find purpose in the chaos. Moving on doesn’t mean letting go.” Mary Vanhaute   “You’re not comfortable talking about it.” A significant pause, and then. “What makes you think I’m not comfortable talking about it?” she challenged. He took [...]

12 August 2025

The Summoning

USS Astute: Those that Walk Beside Us.

  “Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. Forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.” Rumi – 1248 AD   There’s an old adage that asserts that, “The bomb lives only as it is falling.”** It takes a certain lunatic resolve to stand resolute in the face of [...]