Strip 571 -- First Seen: 2010-11-15
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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
Tall panel. In the background, we can see Babbette the Younger, dressed in party clothes (no Spaceport Agent cap), holding a small stack of cards in one hand and one card from the stack in the other. In the foreground, we can see one of the cards up close, so we can read what's on it, and the hand of someone holding the card (we're looking at it from this anonymous person's POV.
The Card:
Agenda
My Confession
My Amends
My Name
My Party!

Panel 2
Large panel. High-angle view of the party, in the same church area where we originally saw 'King Reginald The First' pull his fast one on Guy and Fiorella. The pews have been moved to the side to provide an open area in the center while still affording some seating on the sides. Behind and to one side of the dais is a Karaoke machine blaring music – the machine has a long pole extending vertically 3 meters into the air, with a rotating disco-ball on top. Light beams (not lasers) from the machine below reflect of the ball's mirrors creating some party lighting. There are also some low-power lasers emitting from the machine onto the walls, creating wild luminescent patterns. The place is also festooned with party ribbons, balloons, fake plants, and the pews along the sides have decorative coverings on them.
To one side of the main floor is a table with appetizers and drinks. Robyn and Mary Callahan are serving to guests. About 30 more people are standing around the main floor, chatting and drinking.
Caption (Reggie): 'Without telling Babbette, I fabbed up some fancy décor and fine tuned the karaoke machine's built-in light show.
Caption: 'When Babbette said she was going to get Callahan's to cater the shindig, I told her to tell Callahan to give her the church discount.
Caption: 'Which he did.'
Caption (Reggie): After greetings were made and appetizers and drinks served to everyone, Babbette stepped onto the dais.