Strip 513 -- First Seen: 2010-08-25
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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
Bert crawls painstakingly along Dactyl's surface.
 
Caption: Bert had to move carefully towards his goal. In Dactyl's near-zero gravity, one false move could bounce him into space, where he'd be helpless without his jet-pack.
 
Panel 2
We see Bert from behind as he peers over the rim of the deep crater at Little Toot and the smuggler's spaceship. We can also see the two shuttle-craft.
 
Caption: Finally:
Bert (thinks): Hope I'm not expected.

Panel 3
At the bottom of the crater, Bert carefully approaches Little Toot. We can see part of the other ship in the background. We should also see some lines anchoring both ships to the crater floor.
Bert (thinking): Little Toot's lights are on, the other ship looks dark.

Panel 4
Bert 'stands' near the base of Little Toot. He has an access panel on the side of her hull open and he's reaching inside. There's a wire attached to his helmet, the other end is in the hand reaching into the access panel.
 
Bert (thinking): Here goes nothing.