Part of Bravo Fleet: Shore Leave 2403

USS Hotspur - USS Icarus

If You're Going My Way

It's not a competition (It is absolutely a competition)

Mission Description

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you’re goin’ my way
Well, I wanna drive it all night long

– ‘Life is a Highway,’ Tom Cochrane

By order of Vice Admiral Owen Morgan, Tannhäuser Flotilla will be part of the fleet-wide mandate for shore leave, relaxation, and recreation for crews and captains alike. While much of the Fourth Fleet descends upon the Colludia System, the flotilla’s crews are given the freedom to join the festivities – or go elsewhere, visit family, or enjoy downtime closer to home.

With one exception: the flotilla’s command staff. Admiral Morgan sees the gathering at Colludia as not merely a chance for recreation, but collaboration, and thus has instituted his bold new vision: team-building exercises.

Teaming up in pairs, captains must work together on a multi-leg race across the Colludia system. From the heart of the capital of Colludea to the depths of Colludia IV’s jungles, to the asteroids and dangers of the Scatter, captains will be tested on their ingenuity, determination – and teamwork.

It’s a chance for captains to get to know each other better, insists Admiral Morgan. To forge bonds across ships, across units, which will deepen their operational efficiency. It’s not a competition.

But to the ambitious captains of Tannhäuser Flotilla – it is absolutely a competition.

 

Mission poster by Beckett, image assets by ChatGPT

About the Mission

Status
Complete
Total Stories
6
Start Date
11/07/2026
End Date
09/08/2026

20 July 2026

If You're Going My Way - 6

USS Hotspur: If You're Going My Way

‘It’s not on the map,’ said Borodin. ‘Dunes change all the time. This is a ground assessment.’ Yves had the PADD tilted against the glare as he drove the buggy across the slopes of the dunes, the wheels finding the firm surface between crests. The sands of Colludia IV’s second moon [...]

16 July 2026

If You're Going My Way - 5

USS Hotspur: If You're Going My Way

The sun had finished setting by the time she arrived, and the lake was silver and still. Borodin had claimed a room inside the lodge. Morgan’s arrangements ensured the whole facility was at the disposal of the flotilla staff, this forest getaway that used rustic aesthetic to obfuscate the [...]

14 July 2026

If You're Going My Way - 4

USS Hotspur: If You're Going My Way

The river carried them south for two days. Mountains retreated only cautiously. First the snow-line lifted, then the peaks softened, the pine giving way to more varied greenery as the valley opened to a wide basin where settlements appeared with increasing frequency on the banks. The ferry stopped [...]

13 July 2026

If You're Going My Way - 3

USS Hotspur: If You're Going My Way

The skiing was fine – better than fine, in the end. The slope below the hire station was open and wind-packed, the kind that punished hesitation but rewarded commitment, which suited Teo Borodin completely. Once he’d found his pace, the mountain moved beneath him with a cold, clean speed [...]