Strip 510 -- First Seen: 2010-08-20
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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

Distance shot of the Mass Driver, headed for the edge of Dactyl, which is now only about 250 meters away. The brothers are clinging to the near end of the Mass Driver.
 
Ernie: It's jumping distance for one of us, but not both.
Ernie: This rig is so light, we really don't have enough mass to push against.
Ernie: One of us has to be that mass.
 
Panel 2
Two-shot of the brothers.

Bert: I should …
Ernie: This is not about who gets sacrificed.
Ernie: One of us makes the jump, takes the bad guy by surprise, recovers our ship, and comes back to pick up the 'mass provider' and we can both go home.
Panel 3
Another two-shot, different angle, but we see Ernie's face doing the talking.

Ernie: I should be the one to stay on the rig.
Ernie: I'm a lover, not a fighter and if things get dicey, you are better equipped to handle the bad guys.
Panel 4
Looking past Ernie at Bert looking exasperated.

Bert: Will you let me get a word in edge-wise?
Bert: I still think ...
 

Panel 5
Looking past Bert at Ernie, who is suddenly expressing fear and pointing over Bert's shoulder. Bert is turning around to see what's going on.
 
Ernie: Oh no! It's...
 
Panel 6
Ernie holds on to the braces on Mass Driver as he kicks Bert off the rig. Bert is caught by surprise and goes flying.
                       
Ernie: … it's Elvis!
 
Panel 7
Bert hurtles towards a rocky out-cropping on the surface of Dactyl, now only six meters away.               
Bert (thinks): Oh boy, this is really going to hurt.