Strip 172 -- First Seen: 2009-05-12
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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.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Medium shot of a defiantly angry Harris, with a frightened Young next to him.

Harris: Can we dispense with this show trial? This kangaroo court is a joke.

Harris (2): Contact the UW, cut a deal and get me off this overgrown iceberg.

Panel 2
Medium shot of Reggie, flanked by Bert and Fiorella. All looking deadly serious.

Reggie: Unlike Terra, there are no kangaroos or kangaroo courts on Ceres.

Reggie (2): This is how we deal with the likes of you.


Panel 3
Medium close-up on Reggie

Reggie: The reason you are both here, is to give you a chance to say something in your defense, if you wish.

Reggie: De León's widow is in deep mourning and has chosen not to participate, as is her right.

Panel 4
Angle shot past Reggie, Fiorella, Guy, and Ernie, where we can see Emily Rose entering the room, leaning on the arm of Babbette the Younger. Reggie is still facing the prisoners.

Reggie: Then Emily Rose will decide, if she so wishes, what is to be done with you.

Reggie: Otherwise, I will claim that privilege.