Strip 184 -- First Seen: 2009-05-28
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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
High-angle shot of Smyth, Ernie and Bert at the café table.

Smyth: My principal is a very wealthy individual who needs to have several million tonnes of water ice delivered to a planetoid he is terraforming.


Panel 2
Focus on Smyth, but the Pale Man can be seen in the background.

Smyth: This planetoid – code named TLP, The Little Prince – is located in the Main Belt.

Smyth (2): The water is to give TLP lakes and an ocean.


Panel 3
Looking at Ernie and Bert at a somewhat elevated angle behind Smyth. We see the back of Smyth's head, and Ernie and Bert listening to him intently.

Smyth: He is prepared to be quite generous if the job is done quickly, efficiently and discreetly.

Bert: Well, actually, we are ice miners ...


Panel 4
Three shot of the three men at the table, so that we see them floor-to heads and can see Ernie kicking Bert under the table.

Ernie: ...AND ice transporters. How generous is generous?