Strip 158 -- First Seen: 2009-04-22
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QV on a short break

QUANTUM VIVE is taking a break for a few weeks, as we prepare for Part 2 of the Novo Palermo story, and also for a Kickstarter campaign for Part 1, which will start in September.

In the meantime, Not-Safe.Space will continue, as a murder mystery begins and the relationship between Eithne and Diana develops in unexpected directions.

Not-Safe.Space is a NSFW strip but more than half the pages are SFW so I've set those to *not* require a Patreon membership. Readers should be able to follow the story without seeing the NSFW pages. If I've done this right.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Guy's office. Guy is at his computer station, monitoring the radio traffic. Bert is standing by.

Guy: Unfortunately, Reggie's little 'present' is discovered. He will not be able to complete his plan.

Panel 2
Guy and Bert.

Bert: What do you think Harris will do now?

Guy: He will likely strike at another target. Maybe even the city.

Panel 3
Bert can't believe what he's hearing.

Bert: That makes no sense! He'll destroy a large chunk of the wealth the UW wants to collect!

Panel 4
Guy looks up at Bert with tired but patient eyes.

Guy: My friend, you grew up on Ceres, and don't understand the authoritarian mind as I do.

Guy (2): What the UW wants most of all is obedience.