Strip 455 -- First Seen: 2010-06-04
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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
Robyn and Sajjan stand next to another closed airlock door. There's a light flashing on a small panel next to it.

Sajjan: Only 10% atmosphere on the other side of this hatch.

Robyn: Let's get our helmets on and cycle this airlock.

SFX: (a bit louder) BA-WOOP!

Panel 2
Now fully protected, Robyn and Sajjan approach a somewhat larger airlock door.
Robyn: I think this is where that klaxon is.
Sajja : That's the guards' lounge..
SFX: (fairly loud now) BA-WOOP!

Panel 3
Standing inside the somewhat larger airlock. A row of lockers can be seen blocking the inner hatch. The hatch is partly closed on the lockers.Air is rushing through but not as strongly as we saw in Norman's apartment airlock.
Sajjan: Well, there's your problem right there.
Robyn: What the hell?
Panel 4
Sajjan muscles the hatch to full open.

Sajjan:Ok, you come here and hold this hatch open while I move these lockers out of the way.

Panel 5
Robyn stands by the hatch, holding it flat against the wall, while Sajjan muscles the lockers over the hatchway lip and into the lounge area.

Caption (Robyn): 'On Earth, it would've taken two or three strong men to move those lockers, but in Luna's gravity, Sajjan, managed it without much trouble.

SFX: (fairly loud) BA-WOOP!
Panel 6
Robyn standing by the hatch, still holding it open, peering through the open hatchway (at this angle we can't really see much through the hatch.

Robyn: Uh, Sajjan? What's the hold-up?

SFX: (fairly loud) BA-WOOP!

Panel 7
Sajjan strides back through the hatchway, pushing against the low-pressure wind.

Sajjan: Just looking around. Let's get this hatch closed.

SFX: (fairly loud) BA-WOOP!

Panel 8
Sajjan and Robyn push the hatch shut.

SFX: (klaxon interrupted, hatch slam) BA-CLANG!