Strip 182 -- First Seen: 2009-05-26
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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
Two-shot of Smyth and Babbette, pulled back so we see a part of an empty cafe table in the foreground. Babbette is gesturing towards the tables. Smyth turns to look towards the tables, and is still looking a bit confounded but maintaining his British Stiff Upper Lip. A classic John Cleese bit.

Babbette: Bert and Ernie run the ice business.

Babbette (2): Please have a seat in the café and I'll let you know they're here.


Panel 2
Smyth takes a seat at an open table. Have him sit at a table roughly in the middle of the cafe, two tables away from the booths along the wall opposite the bar, and facing away from those booths. He places his attaché case in the chair to his right. There is no one at the table between him and the booths. The Pale Man moves to the booth directly behind Smith.

No dialog.


Panel 3
Medium close up of the Pale Man. He is removing a small round device from his jacket pocket, while discreetly glancing sideways.

No dialog.

Panel 4
Reverse angle. In the foreground, we can see the Pale Man placing the device on his table and pointing it at Smyth. In the background, we see Smyth from behind, being offered coffee by Emily Rose. He is holding his hand up palm outward in polite refusal.

No dialog.