Strip 59 - Click on page above to goto the next page. -- First Seen: 2008-12-04
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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!

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Strip 59

Panel 1
Exterior shot of Ernie’s yacht airlocked at the terminal. Suggest the view focus on the short airlock passageway.

Ernie (from airlock): Well, gang, it’s been fun but I have a business to run.

Panel 2
Inside tunnel at the airlock. Hatchway is a 2.5-meter wide circle at one end of a 3.5-meter wide plasteel bubble extruding outward from the main tunnel frame. A short ramp leads from the hatch down to the floor of the bubble, which is level with the main tunnel causeway.

They are parting company. Ernie stands in the hatchway as Babbette leads Guy and Fiorella into the causeway. Fiorella is still close to Ernie and they are just breaking off from a cordial handshake.

Ernie: Bert will meet you at the café at .30 for tomorrow’s tour.

Fiorella: Thank you, Sov. Guzmán, I had an enjoyable time.

Guy: Yes, we both did.

Panel 3
They have to walk a ways to Babbette’s cart. The three glide long, Fiorella looking like an old hand and Guy only a bit wobbly.

Fiorella: And what is tomorrow’s tour?

Guy: A mining operation. Apparently on a small asteroid only 100,000 klicks from here.

Panel 4
Babbette arrives at her cart, Fiorella and Guy bring up the rear. Babbette has her eyes cocked hard to her right, listening to Guy while he’s practically forgotten she’s there.

Fiorella: Probably not as exciting as a hockey game.

Guy: Au contraire, Agent Stellina. We will be observing the wellspring of Cererean riches. I find that very exciting.