Strip 567 -- First Seen: 2010-11-09
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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

We're in another room in the King's Court. It's like an office, but not Reggie's private office. It looks more like a simple law office, with a desk behind which Reggie sits, with Babbette standing next to him holding something that looks like an iPad, which she's looking at intently. In front of the desk stand two individuals (Belters, otherwise artist's choice of gender, ethnicity, attire, etc.), one of whom is speaking to Reggie. They are plaintiff and respondent in an arbitration case. There are eight simple chairs arranged in two rows behind the plaintiff and respondent, currently empty
Caption (Reggie): 'Babbette started by doing some work for my church. She ran the docket for my arbitration, counseling services and micro-lending operation.'

Panel 2
Now Babbette is seated at the same desk. She has a church collection plate on the desk in front of her, and she is counting the various coins, cokens, notes, etc. while recording the amounts on her Pad.
Caption (Reggie): 'We pass the plate during church services, and I had Babbette count the donations and then go to the bank and deposit the funds.'

Panel 3
Babbette at a teller window at the bank, handing over an envelope stuffed with notes and coins, etc.
Caption: 'It was necessary to give her a position of trust, so she could prove to herself that she could be responsible.'