Strip 318 -- First Seen: 2009-12-02
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Ready for launch! The Kickstarter campaign to print the next volume of Quantum Vibe: Novo Palermo - Part 1 will take flight in just a couple of weeks on Oct 19th, 2026.

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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 an annoyed First Office William Darling, at his station on the Relentless.

Darling: This is First Officer William Darling, of the ...

Doris (filtered): Yeah, yeah, we got that about your boat, … Darling, but my instruments say this puppy is about 600 meters long.

Panel 2
In the main control cabin of the Split-Tail, looking past Fiorella towards Doris. Fiorella is suppressing a giggle as Doris speaks..

Doris: ISO standards allow you to claim only as much of the rock that is within a 500 meter sphere, based on whatever center-point you describe in your stake monuments

Doris: So there is no way you can claim the whole damned thing.

Panel 3
Medium close-up of Doris.

Doris: So kindly define your center-point so that we can stake and claim whichever part isn't within your spherical claim.

Panel 4
Looking past Fiorella who is looking at Doris. Doris is mouthing a word at her.

Doris (silently): LASERS.