Strip 329 -- First Seen: 2009-12-17
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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
On the Relentless Control Deck, Captain Gondalia gives his orders to Darling and the crewman.

Gondalia: They want a look, we will give it to them.

Gondalia: Set up a direct Tanglenet feed of our scans.

Panel 2
Closer on Gondalia, smiling a bit at his own cleverness.

Gondalia: Take it slow. Make it as excruciatingly boring as you can.

Gondalia: Soon enough they will get bored and move on.

Panel 3
Aboard one of the newsie craft. Two characters, who we'll call Techie (obvious nerd-technician type) and Blow-Dry (a 'pretty man' groomed for video) gaze in astonishment at one of their monitor screens.
Techie: Woah. They're giving us their scans in real-time?

Blow Dry: Never look a gift-horse in the mouth.

Panel 4
Techie manipulates some controls on his console as Blow-Dry activates his t-comm.
Blow Dry: Lock it in and keep recording, in case they change their minds.
Blow Dry: I'm calling the desk to request a pre-empt.