Strip 340 -- First Seen: 2010-01-01
Escape From Terra is updated with new pages every Monday through Friday.

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
Exterior of the Alpha Relentless, hovering near the giant 'Grey Alien' planetoid.

Darling (from inside boat): You want to broadcast or scans again?

Darling: After what happened last time?

Panel 2
In the control room, Captain Gondalia lays a reassuring hand on F.O. Darling's shoulder. Darling is fuming.

Gondalia: Orders from ComCen this time, Mr. Darling..

Gondalia: By sharing our scans we won't have others getting in our way trying to scan this blasted thing themselves.

Panel 3
Focus on the Crewman, who is focused on his console. Gondalia hovering over him.

Crewman: No recess or carvings in either eye this time, sir.

Gondalia: Continue scans in pattern alpha. If there are markings they could be anywhere.

Panel 4
Medium close-up on Darling, who is holding his hand to the side of his head as if he has a headace.

Caption: Eventually:

Crewman (OP): Carvings spotted, sir.

Crewman: This time in the, uh, anal cavity.



Panel 5
Group shot of the girls, all laughing uproariously.

All: Ha ha ha Hee hee hee Ha ha ha Tee hee hee

Panel 6
Cut to control deck of the Split Tail. Two-shot of Fiorella and Doris

Fiorella: The markings indicate something near the Sun-Terra L4 Lagrange point.

Doris: So the race is on again.

Panel 7
Exterior of the Split-Tail rocketing away. It looks a bit different now. Same size and number of engines, but body style is changed.

Fiorella: I don't feel too cool following the Relentless around like this.

Doris: That's why I had the hull modified and re-painted during our stop at Ceres.

Panel 8
Two-shot of Fiorella and Doris in the control deck.

Doris: There's no telling what our Darling First Officer might do if he ran across us again.