Strip 824 -- First Seen: 2011-11-14
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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
At the hearing, Emily sits down, still sobbing, as Guy rises. A sympathetic-looking Pablo addresses Emily.
Pablo: Okay Emily, that's enough for now.
Pablo: Let's see what Guy has to say.
Panel 2
In the background left, Guy is standing, looking a bit uncomfortable. He is holding a 15x20cm tablet, which contains his notes and documents. In the foreground right, we see Pablo in profile (we need to cheat on the angle a bit here), with his eyes and chin lowered, indicating he is nodding in response to Guy.
Guy: Pablo, if it's okay, I will fill in the rest of what happened?
Guy: Okay, well ...
Panel 3
Guy standing more confidently, consulting his tablet as he speaks. We see some of the audience behind him, including Libby, who is presently looking at her shoes.
Guy: Libby has already filed a statement in this hearing, and is here to testify if necessary.
Guy: In her statement she said she was pruning bamboo at about 130 meters above the ground ...
Panel 4
Flashback panel: Libby, wearing gardening/work clothes and gloves, is falling among the tall bamboo shoots, several broken branches tumbling down with them. She is flailing and screaming.
Caption (Guy): 'On her way down she screamed and grabbed at, crashed into and broke several bamboo shoots.'
Caption: 'Apparently these are the sounds Emily interpreted as Libby being beaten.'