Strip 154 -- First Seen: 2009-04-16
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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
An elevated view, the shuttle in the foreground and Reggie standing on the ice several yards away, his arms raised in the air. The shuttle is pointed ¾ away from Reggie.

Electronic Voice from shuttle: Remove any weapons and raise your arms.

Panel 2
Looking at the shuttle from behind Reggie. A cargo bay door opens near the rear of the craft.
Electronic Voice from shuttle: You will now enter the cargo bay.


Panel 3
The cockpit of the shuttle. Two crewmen, seen from behind, are looking at a monitor display – it's a scanner looking at Reggie. We can see outlines of his spacesuit, and a solid, thermos-bottle sized white blot at his midsection. One of the crewmen is blond, the other looks African, both have close-cropped hair. They are wearing enviro-suits but not their helmets.

Crewman 1: Uh-oh.

Panel 4
Reggie standing in the cargo bay, looking like the cat who was caught eating the canary.
Electronic voice: You will remove your enviro-suit and your weapon immediately or we will shoot you!

Reggie (thought): Uh-oh.