USS Century

2. First Contact Protocols

The USS Century arrives beyond the Thomar Expanse and begins exploration operations in deep space.

Mission Description

The USS Century arrives beyond the Thomar Expanse and begins exploration operations in deep space. With their mission being much like that of the great expeditions of the past, the crew looks toward the horizon, hoping to make unique discoveries beyond the border of known space.

About the Mission

Command
USS Century
Status
In Progress
Total Stories
11
Start Date
27/01/2024

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22 March 2025

Captain's Log; A Private Admission

USS Century: 2. First Contact Protocols

Captain’s Log, Stardate 78584.4. We have departed the Velkares star system after observing the local sapient species bringing about the near total destruction of their planetary ecosystem. We approached the fifth planet of the system after intercepting communications from a previously [...]

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22 March 2025

Through the Viewscreen, Darkly

USS Century: 2. First Contact Protocols

Seven hours had elapsed since the USS Century had received the first transmission from the surviving species, and in those seven hours the ship had intercepted many hundreds of similar messages. Where the calls were close enough to cut through the radiation, there were exchanges of hope and [...]

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22 March 2025

Echoes of Extinction

USS Century: 2. First Contact Protocols

A full duty day had passed, and Captain Gar’rath found himself once again in his Ready Room, looking over the sensor data that the USS Century had collected on the doomed planet they were orbiting. The information was grim, outlining a sharp downward slope of both flora and fauna population [...]

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19 March 2025

The Grim Task of Remembrance

USS Century: 2. First Contact Protocols

Lieutenant Brian James stood before his staff, the gaggle of scientists arrayed in a haphazard fashion as was the norm for such large meetings of so many learned folk. He’d chosen to hold the meeting during what amounted to shift change for the department, even if the concept was something [...]

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