Strip 537 -- First Seen: 2010-09-28
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The Kickstarter campaign to print the next volume of Quantum Vibe: Novo Palermo - Part 1 took flight 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
The living room session continues. In this shot Gus is starting to stand up. Mary-Francis continues to hold her son's hand.
Gus: Well, things are going to change, starting tomorrow.
Wally: Change?

Panel 2
Now Gus is standing next to the couch, assuming a command posture, talking down at Wally, who is looking up at him with some alarm (not too much).
Gus: You, my son, are going to learn your father's trade.
Wally: You mean, constructing seasteads?

Panel 3
Gus paces behind the sofa (as well as one might pace in Cererean gravity), pontificating. Wally is rolling his eyes.
Gus: A good, practical career! Working with your hands! Doing real work making real things!
Wally: What if I'm not interested in that?

Panel 4
Gus leans over the sofa, sticking his face directly in Wally's. Mary-Francis is a bit shocked but doesn't say anything. Wally is sullen.
Gus: You want to continue living in my house, eating my food, breathing my air?
Wally: I see your point.