PENUMBRA MISSION STATUS UPDATE, SD 202202.04

.  The *Penumbra* is currently at All Stop within the borders of the Breen Confederacy in interstellar space. We came here looking for the one Breen Battlecruiser that has been fitted with reverse-engineered Borg technology intended to create Transwarp Conduits.

.  But before we could even begin looking, as soon as we exited from the Slipstream Corridor, a strange shadow swept across the Bridge and some kind of spacial anomaly was creating a "drag" on the ship pulling navigation slightly off course, and there is a slight "imbalance" going on within the Warp Core. The anomaly, the imbalance, and the navigational drag all shifted from port to starboard as the shadow moved.

.  But, LtCmdrs. Denovan and Katarina Hawke, the former Borg siblings, saw more than just a shadow. They saw some kind of Shadow Demon. And it, apparently, saw them, or at least Den, since it stared at him for a couple of seconds before disappearing again.

.  After some head scratching and general complaining and a bit of brainstorming, the Commodore eventually ordered Den and Kat off his ship! And Relok suggested they take Carshel with them!

.  It's not as bad as it seems. This is an experiment to see if the strange anomaly follows the Hawkes or stays attached to the Penumbra. Once we confirm whether or not this thing is attached to the siblings, we'll have a better idea of what to do about it, right?

.  Den, Kat, and Carshel will start in the Hangar Bay getting ready to board the warp-capable shuttle, Ahrele.