Strip 226 -- First Seen: 2009-07-27
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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
Tall panel. Let's have another exterior of The Little Prince, with the planetoid centered on the lower third-line, and we see much of the enclosing air skin but it's cropped a bit on the sides. Space above for caption boxes.

Caption: On a planetoid of surprises, the richest man in the world explains chimeric food sources.

Tobi (from planetoid): I have brought the best genetics minds together here on the Little Prince and put them to work on the problem

Panel 2
The now-familiar patio scene with the Guzmán brothers and Tobi. The food tray is almost empty. Tobi is still holding court.

Tobi: The need is very real. On Earth, genetically modified foods have been banned and genetic research funds have dried up.

Panel 3
Medium shot of Toby, gesticulating with one of the last little mini-sandwiches from the food tray as he makes his declaration.

Tobi: Conventional animal production is way too resource-intensive for 90-some percent of the world's population.

Tobi: Well, I'm going to change all that