Althea belongs to the Crest people, a non-human humanoid race locked in a 300-year war with Earth, leaving deep-seated animosity. Awakened from prolonged stasis aboard a spacecraft by Galory Cherrowick, a human-Crest hybrid, and Nikolai, a part-cyborg individual, she emerges nude for several minutes while receiving critical crisis information.

As a Crest, Althea wields innate psychic abilities. These powers prove vital when the trio faces a threat from an automated Crest warship, controlled by Cfutz autonomous combat systems (Type 38 automatons) persisting in hostilities. Althea's presence and cooperation are essential to bypass the ship's defenses and deactivate its core systems, signifying an attempt at alliance between former enemies against this mechanized foe.

During the mission, Althea engages in combat against spider-like Cfutz drones. The narrative positions her alongside Galory and Nikolai, requiring her Crest powers in tandem with their skills. While her pre-stasis life is unspecified, her actions on the warship present her as a potential bridge between Crest and humanity. The story confines itself to this single mission. Character development occurs through mission-driven interactions; initial tensions rooted in factional conflict yield to necessary tactical cooperation aboard the automated vessel.