Strip 129 -- First Seen: 2009-03-12
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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
Guy's office at the King's Court. Same description as before, except that he has added a few personal decorations near the desktop computer. Include a scale-model Eiffel Tower paperweight. Three or four framed photos on the wall, plus a placard reading “Chancellor of the Exchequer.” (We may not see all of this in the first panel.)

Reggie is standing next to Guy who is seated at his computer desk. Guy is looking down at the PDA on his wrist.

Reggie: Still have that United Worlds-issue PDA?

Reggie: Most immigrants ditch theirs and get Belter-made hardware.

Panel 2
Reggie and Guy.

Reggie: It's not chauvanism, mind you. Those UW-made Comms are made to be open to UW snooping. They're not secure.

Panel 3
Medium shot of Guy seated, contemplating his fancy wrist-PDA.
Guy: That may be, but this one also contains codes giving me access to UWRS channels. Should we need to parlez with the Terran government, this could be useful.

Panel 4
Reggie is turning to leave. Guy is returning his attention to the computer.

Reggie: In that case, go see Bert and get your PDA hacked to make it secure against UW snooping, all right?

Guy: Oui.