Strip 873 -- First Seen: 2012-01-20
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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

A young Leon looking up at the night sky with wonder.

Narration: Leon Ball had always wanted to go into space...

Panel 2

A snapshot of Leon in rocket club with other kids. He and other kids are holding a large-ish rocket. A caption reads "Rocket Club."

Narration: When his family moved to Australia, he discovered a rocket club, which his parents reluctantly let him join.

Panel 3

Leon doing math homework and looking forlornly at a group of loud guys and a few girls who are holding things like a soccer ball and soccer jerseys, one is holding a surfboard. A girl or two, one with a bathing suit on to make it look like she's a surfer, too.

Narration: Leon had a real gift for science and math, but he made few friends among the typical raucous, sports-obsessed Aussies.

Narration: His parents thought the club would help him find friends who were more like himself.

Panel 4

Leon talking and pointing at a blueprint as he and other kids figure out how to make a rocket.

Narration: It did.

Narration: Though it brought him some trouble, too.

Panel 5

A rocket is on fire on a shed roof and the kids start panicking as the home owner is looking out his door at the fire on his shed.

Narration: The first incident that got him in trouble was when one of his rockets started a fire on a neighbor's shed.

Narration: It didn't stop him, though, just made him more cautious.

Panel 6

Leon showing his colleagues a drawing of his rocket.

Narration: Well, more or less.

Leon: Guys! Let's build this!

Kids: Yeah!

Kids: Woah!

Kids: What is it?

Panel 7

Large establishing shot panel. The kids at a construction site on a cliff overlooking the Tasman sea.

Narration: It was a three-meter rocket powered by magnesium and aluminum powder.

Narration: It would be extremely powerful, but they thought it would be safe, because they planned to launch it out to sea.

Caption: The Tasman Sea. Sunday.