Strip 345 -- First Seen: 2010-01-08
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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
Top row is a series of four narrow panels. In the first panel, we see Doris talking to Reggie on her comm.

Doris: Reggie --?

Reggie (filtered): Wait for it.

Panel 2
In the center of the panel, the orb starts to brighten. In this panel it's still dusky but visible. Leave room above it for musical notation (the first note from Also Sprach Zarathustra).

FX: musical notation

Panel 3
Same shot, the orb is now about 40 percent grey.

FX: musical notation

Panel 4
Same shot, orb is 15 percent grey.

FX: musical notation

Panel 5
A wider panel than the preceeding 4. The orb now flashes brilliant white.

FX: musical notation (with a big exclamation point/crescendo)

Panel 6
Two-shot of Fiorella and Doris looking out the forward port in amazement.

FX: musical notation (next three measures)

Panel 7
The orb is now silvery and collapsing into a roughly oblong shape.

FX: musical notation (next five measures)

Panel 8
Back to Two-shot of Fiorella and Doris

Fiorella: Oh, no.

Doris: It can't be. Not ...