Strip 699 -- First Seen: 2011-05-10
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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
Chang and Ed in Ed's recovery room.
Chang: Publicly, I'm golden. I am the guy who arrested the crazy bitch and brought her to justice.
Chang: Privately, my career is over, too.

Panel 2
Medium shot of Chang, smiling.
Chang: I'll mark time for a year or two, then retire.
Chang: After that, maybe my family and I will move to Mars, and start a Chinese laundry.
Chang: 'No tickee, no shirtee!'

Panel 3
Chang and Ed, Ed's eyes are wide in surprise at Chang's blatantly racist joke.
Chang: Oh, relax, Ed. I can be politically incorrect if I want ...
Chang: … if it's about myself … off Earth … and no witnesses except a Belter.

Panel 4
Final panel of Chang and Ed. This is the close of this arc. The two are both smiling and shaking hands.
Ed: Ha! You got me there.
Ed: Chang, you will always be welcome under my roof and at my table.