Strip 171 -- First Seen: 2009-05-11
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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
Large panel. Inside an unused warehouse, establishing shot: Admiral Harris and Weapons Officer William Young are seated in simple chairs with wrought-iron backs. Harris has his hands bound behind him and also to the chair back; at this moment Bert is binding Young's hands behind him. Harris and Young are wearing their uniform trousers, no shoes, shirts but no jackets. Also present are Reggie, Fiorella, Guy, and Ernie. Fiorella has a small stereo-optic video camera mounted on a tripod, trained on the two prisoners.

Caption: The issue of Harris and the weapons officer remained.

Caption (2): As is always the case on Ceres, it was dealt with informally, by those who were personally involved.

Panel 2
Looking at Reggie and Fiorella with her vid camera from behind the seated prisoners.
Reggie: I have asked Sov. Stellina here to t-cast these proceedings, because I want everyone in human space to see and understand how evil is dealt with in the Belt.

Panel 3
Looking from behind Reggie at Harris and Young. Harris looks angry. Young looks frightened.

Reggie: You are accused of murdering Daniel de León, Alfred Rose and his wife Julia Rose, and their two sons, Robert and William Rose.

Reggie: Due to chance, Alfred and Julia's daughter, Emily Rose, escaped death.