Strip 537 -- First Seen: 2010-09-28
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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
The living room session continues. In this shot Gus is starting to stand up. Mary-Francis continues to hold her son's hand.
Gus: Well, things are going to change, starting tomorrow.
Wally: Change?

Panel 2
Now Gus is standing next to the couch, assuming a command posture, talking down at Wally, who is looking up at him with some alarm (not too much).
Gus: You, my son, are going to learn your father's trade.
Wally: You mean, constructing seasteads?

Panel 3
Gus paces behind the sofa (as well as one might pace in Cererean gravity), pontificating. Wally is rolling his eyes.
Gus: A good, practical career! Working with your hands! Doing real work making real things!
Wally: What if I'm not interested in that?

Panel 4
Gus leans over the sofa, sticking his face directly in Wally's. Mary-Francis is a bit shocked but doesn't say anything. Wally is sullen.
Gus: You want to continue living in my house, eating my food, breathing my air?
Wally: I see your point.