Strip 485 -- First Seen: 2010-07-16
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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
Back to the Brothers on Ida, elevated shot of them standing in the landing site of their shuttle, hands on hips, assessing their situation.

Bert: This was not a crime of opportunity.

Bert: Space is too big. We were followed.


Panel 2
Closer two-shot of Ernie and Bert.
Ernie: You know, a newbie Belter I didn't recognize asked me if we were going on a 'treasure hunt.'
Ernie: I said, 'No, where did you hear that?' But he wouldn't elaborate.

Panel 3
Another two-shot of the brothers, put Ernie on the left.
Ernie: Somewhere between our renting the mining equipment and gossipy speculation, somebody decided to follow us here and jump our claim.
Bert: And, oh yeah, kill us in the process.

Panel 4
Medium close-up on Bert.

Bert:They didn't kill us outright, but they might as well have.

Bert: Our suit recyclers can keep us alive for several days until we run out of power. Then we freeze to death.

Panel 5
Medium close-up on Ernie.

Ernie: Then they just mosey on back here, step over our frozen corpses, drill out the mascon and abscond.

Ernie: They could even sell our ship to someone who doesn't ask too many questions.


Panel 6
Two-shot of the brothers, facing each other.

Bert: So what have we got going for us? I guess we could Tanglenet a distress call and hope someone can get here before ...

Ernie: Uh, Bert? You left your comm in the shuttle's console.

Panel 7
Another two-shot

Bert: Oh yeah, you're right. So where's yours?

Ernie: Um …

Panel 8
Medium close-up on Ernie, patting his right chest with his hand.

Ernie: Right here, in my vest pocket, inside my suit.

Ernie: It might as well be on Pluto.