Strip 699 -- First Seen: 2011-05-10
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QV on a short break

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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.

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.