Strip 614 -- First Seen: 2011-01-13
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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
Two-shot of Ed and Carlos, Ed is ticking off his second finger.
Ed: Two, it's too heavy for you.
Ed: What do you weigh? 65 kilos? This gun has just too much kick for your mass.

Panel 2
Focus on Ed, ticking off his third finger.
Ed: Three, it has too high a muzzle velocity.
Ed: In the Desert Eagle, a .50 AE has a velocity of 438 meters per second.

Panel 3
Looking past Carlos at Ed, who waxes professorial.
Ed: That's a good percentage of Ceres' escape velocity of 510 meters per second.
Ed: In fact, if you fired it east at the equator, Ceres' rotational velocity would add another 94 meters per second and your round would leave Ceres forever.

Panel 4
Two-shot of Carlos and Ed, ed takes a sip of his drink as he finishes his mini-lecture. Carlos looks defeated.
Ed: In any case, your rounds will go just too damned far.
Ed: No telling what damage a stray round could do.