Strip 521 -- First Seen: 2010-09-06
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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
At Callahan's. Bert, Ernie, Reggie, Guy, Babbette the Elder, Vinnie (from way back in strip 30), and Callahan himself, gathered in one of those large, circular corner booths. Bert is holding court, talking about their adventure. Seating order isn't important except that the Brothers are sitting together, Babbette is next to Reggie, and Mike Callahan is sitting next to the open side of the circle, so he can quickly exit if needed elsewhere.
Callahan is burly exomorph, with thick red hair closely cropped, a handlebar mustache, and hairy arms. He should be wearing a colored vest over a white shirt with its long sleeves rolled up almost to his elbows.
 
Bert: … jacked into her AI and had her lower the oxygen content to the point those three jokers passed out.
 
Panel 2
Closer 2-shot of the Brothers. Ernie is looking at Bert slightly askance, but not unhappily. Bert glances back at his brother as he speaks.
Bert: After that, it was only a matter of coming aboard, locking up the pirates and going to pick up my heroic brother who had assisted in my jump to Dactyl.

Panel 3
Swing around so we see Callahan at one end of the panel, and some of the others turning to look at him. Bert should also be in this shot, looking serious.
Callahan: I have a question.
Callahan: How come you didn't cut off the air completely?