Strip 83 - Click on page above to goto the next page. -- First Seen: 2009-01-07
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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
Tall panel, establishing shot: In the Water Bros’ Café. Both of the Babbettes are sitting at a table (near the elder’s cashier station) with the Guzmán brothers, having a meal and talking.

B the elder: So Caillard turned out to be the hero, eh?

Ernie: Lorna said if he hadn’t plugged the leak the air would have been gone in less than four tocks*.

Bert: And it took us two centimes* to reach the cargo bay.

Caption: * 4 tocks = about 6 minutes, 2 centimes = about 29 minutes


Panel 2
Closer-in shot, B the younger and Bert are speaking.

B the younger: So do they know what caused the rupture?

Bert: An automated cargo carrier running in from Vesta went off-course and hit Ghetty at about 800 klicks per centime.


Panel 3
B the elder reacts in some shock. Bert answers her.

B the elder: Automated -! How in the heck…

Bert: Midgit Mining suspects software sabotage. Might take them months to prove it, if ever.