Strip 951 -- First Seen: 2012-05-09
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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
The man who raised his hand in the last strip is now standing up, speaking to Pilgrim.
Man: Where are the free healthcare clinics?
Man: I have some kind of rash I want to get checked out.
Panel 2
Medium close-up on Pilgrim, looking peeved.
Pilgrim: First, it's 'bohn-AIR,' just like I said it.
Pilgrim: Second, there is no free healthcare in the belt, unless you count charity organizations.
Audience (OP): {GASP!}

Panel 3
Another angle on Pilgrim, looking exasperated, waving his arms.
Pilgrim: Look people, there are no government services here, because there is no government.
Pilgrim: No government means no taxes. Isn't that what you signed up for?

Panel 4
View of a section of the audience. Some people seem to look satisfied, others not so much. One woman, Marsha Plotner (about 45, a bit plump, waring a faux-fur stole), is complaining.
Plotner: But ... healthcare is a human right!
Pilgrim (thought, OP): {sigh}