Strip 153 -- First Seen: 2009-04-15
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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
Reggie walks out towards the homestead crater, passing the charred remains of Billy's sled. We're seeing him from behind. The sled remains are to his right, and there is a 100-meter-wide shallow crater in front of him.

No dialog.
Panel 2
Standing near the center of the crater now, Reggie looks upward.
No dialog.

Panel 3
Looking up past Reggie in the right foreground, we see the Shuttle from the Gamma Conqueror descending toward him. It's about twice the size of a Star Trek type shuttlecraft, but uglier. Instead of nacelles on the lower sides, there are four small thrusters mounted on rotatable gimbals. These are being used to control the descent.

No dialog.


Panel 4
The shuttle lands about 20 yards away from Reggie.
Reggie (thought): If the nuke is discovered too soon at least I can cost Harris a shuttle.