Strip 126 -- First Seen: 2009-03-09
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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
Tall panel. We are looking at a Comm holo-screen being above the Fancy PDA on Guy's wrist.. The screen needs to be large enough that we can read the following within it:

Tanglenet Message Comm
UWRS
Calling: Fiorella Stellina
Result: No Response
Do you wish to leave a
[Text ]
[Audio]
[Video]
Message?

Within a suitable portrait-orientation layout scheme.

Panel 2
Wide panel. Medium 2-shot of Guy seated at a café table, his mostly uneaten breakfast in front of him. The display is still showing above his wrist-PDA. He wears his usual annoyed expression. Babbette the Younger is just walking up to the table at the right.
Guy: Why doesn't she answer?

Babbette: Ready for your ride to work, Sov. Caillard?

Guy: Sorry, Babbette, I'm running a bit late.

Panel 3
Guy has deactivated his PDA and is picking at his breakfast with a fork in a desultory manner. Now Babbette is standing right next to him so it's easy to include both in a smaller panel.

Guy (2): I don't suppose you'd know why Fiorella – er, Sov. Stellina – won't answer her Comm or reply to my messages?

Panel 4
Same basic view. Now Babbette is looking off to the right and talking through pursed lips. Guy reacts with some surprise.

Babbette: Actually, I do.