Strip 535 -- First Seen: 2010-09-24
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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
Inside Wally's room again, Wally is still at his computer. He looks a big haggard, dark circles under his eyes. He's been at this for many hours. At some point in this sequence, we'll see a photo of his dead friend Billy, from happier days.
Wally: Computer – using data assembled from Examiner pages, compile input arrival schedules for ships from Terra, Mars, Luna, Vesta, Pallas, and, uh, Planetoid 51384.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 2
Looking past the holoscreen at Wally. It has several 'windows' open but we can't really see what's in them. He's looking a bit tense.
Wally: Computer – Cross-reference dates and cycles with incident dates from file, 'Spaceportmuggings.odb.'
SFX: b-deep

Panel 3
Again looking past holo-screen at Wally, from a different angle. He's looking even more tense.
Wally: Computer – Compile list of ships in port simultaneous with the mugging incidents.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 4
Medium close-up of Wally – now he's biting his lip, and one eye is twitching.
Wally: Computer -- now project the most likely future arrival dates and run cycles based on orbital positions within the next 5 decadays.
SFX: b-deep

Panel 5
Tighter close-up on Wally – now he looks manic, teeth clenched and eyes peering over lower eye-lids. Beads of sweat stand out on his face.
Wally: I've almost got you now!

Panel 6
Outside Wally's bedroom, Wally's door flings open and Wally dashes right by his parents, who are still standing there. (Actually, considering Cererean gravity, he practically flies.)
Wally: Make a hole!

Panel 7
Wally dashes into another room. Through the doorway we can see a toilet and maybe some other bathroom fixtures.
SFX: Whoosh!

Panel 8
Cut back to where his parents are standing, they're both looking in the direction their son went.
Wally (OP): Aahhhhhhh!!
Mary-Francis: No, no bucket.
Gus: Guess not.