CHAKOTAY: There seems to be some sort of temporal differential.
JANEWAY: How big a differential?
CHAKOTAY: It’s difficult to say, but every hour that passes for us could mean weeks, even months for Tom and Tuvok.
JANEWAY: Months trying to survive in a Class-D environment? More than likely, they’ve assumed that we left them behind long ago.
CHAKOTAY: Ready for the bad news?
JANEWAY: You’re kidding.
CHAKOTAY: The gravitational stress is increasing. Seven believes the sinkhole is on the verge of collapse. When it does, everything inside will be crushed.
Warmly, Janet Burns 