Strip 263 -- First Seen: 2009-09-16
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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.

Kickstarter successful and closed

The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.

Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.

(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)

Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Looking over Reggie's shoulder at Dr. Peña, who has an expression very much like James Randi's in the previous strip.
Peña: So your qualification is that you have been a magician, Sv King.

Panel 2
Medium shot of Reggie, looking calm and speaking matter-of-factly.
Reggie: That and 5 years as a paranormal investigator with Dr. Nightingale.

Reggie: My specialty was 'haunted' houses, which is pretty close to what we have here.

Panel 3
Medium shot of Peña, resting his chin on his hands, looking at Reggie through slitted eyes like a prosecutor moving in on a kill.

Peña: But there is no 'psychic' here.

Peña: We have a tragic death, we have a mystery, but no one is trying to fool anyone.


Panel 4
Medium closeup of Reggie, it's his turn to cock an eyebrow.

Reggie: Are you sure?

Reggie: Have you considered the possibility of murder?


Panel 5
Tight close-up of Peña, with a shocked expression.

Peña: I – have no further objections.