Just a quick entry as I'm terribly busy at present and don't really have much time to spend on this. We reached the proto-nebula in time and after a few tricky moments were able to beam
paristorres,
seven_of_nine and
emh to safety. No visible harmful effects of the experience to our people, except that the Doctor's mobile emitter seems to be acting up, possibly affected by the radiation. B'Elanna took it to the science lab for further investigation/work tomorrow.
Another shuttle gone. We seem to go through these faster than tri-Kleenex at times. Tom has come up with the idea of designing a new type of shuttle, superior to the class II. The idea is promising, but I'm not sure we have the resources at present. As it is, you have no idea what it's been like to keep on having to replace all those lost shuttles (fortunately we're usually able to tractor in the wreckage so it's more a matter of repair than total replacement). But I do admit his ideas sound intriguing.