Strip 285 -- First Seen: 2009-10-16
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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
Reggie is stepping back in alarm from the form of the Alien monster that Fantasy Fiorella has morphed into. (Remember, he's still naked, use camera angle/shadows to hide his junk.)

Reggie: Gaaah!

Panel 2
Small panel, Reggie suddenly looking downward ...

Reggie: Huh?

Panel 3
… At his own feet, which are wearing the Ruby Slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

Reggie: Huh!

Panel 4
Reggie glances back up at the Alien, who we can see a bit of from behind.

Reggie: There's no place like home ...

Panel 5
Looking at Reggie's feet again, he's clicking the heels of his shoes together.

Reggie: … There's no place like home, there's no place like home!

Panel 6
Sequence of three panels – in each, we see Reggie from behind looking at the phantom which is now Fiorella again. In the first panel, she is smiling at him.

No dialog.

Panel 7
Now she has faded away – we still see a bit of an outline of her, but her smile is still solid (like the Cheshire Cat's in Alice In Wonderland).

No dialog.

Panel 8
Now the smile is fading away, just barely showing a trace of an outline here.

No dialog.

Panel 9
Medium close-up of Reggie, looking a bit frazzled.

Reggie: I have often seen a girl without a grin, but never a grin without a girl.