Life has regained a semblance of normality for the crew of the Altai. Having established a base of operations on Outpost 1-SZ, they have begun to make it their own. Few subspace transmissions of note have been detected from within Breen space or its surroundings. All seems well.

Despite this apparent tranquillity, thoughts of an inevitable encounter with the Breen lurk in the back of everyone’s minds. Science and Engineering departments continue to unravel the mystery of signals sent by the mechanical “spider” found within a fake asteroid. Apprehension also lingers like a dark cloud over what lurks in the caverns beneath.

From the black recesses of the asteroid field, the next piece of the puzzle soon arrives.