Strip 617 -- First Seen: 2011-01-18
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QV on a short break

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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
Reggie and Babbette in the large, round master bed, covers pulled up to their naked shoulders, enjoying the post-coital glow. The enormous bed almost seems to swallow them up.
Babbette: So this had been Admiral Harris' quarters previously?
Reggie: Yep. It was already luxurious, since rank doth have its privileges. But with the upgrade we made it positively palatial.

Panel 2
Now the two of them are in dressing gowns, at the mini-galley. Babbette is perched on a stool as Reggie prepares some cocktails for both of them.
Babbette: Do you ever rent this suite out? How much do you get for it?
Reggie: A king's ransom, of course.

Panel 3
Wide panel: Babbette and Reggie, now fully clothed, stroll down a broad corridor, touring the ship. Carpeting is plush, the ceiling is decorated, and along the far wall we see entrances to a fancy gift shop, a restaurant, and glass walls affording a view of a half-Olympic-sized swimming pool.
(The ship is now under acceleration, most likely at about one-third gee. So their walking would be more like walking on Earth than on Ceres, but they'd still be leaning slightly forward.)
Babbette: Hard to believe this was once a warship, a dealer of death.
Reggie: We have transformed evil into good. Let's go back to our suite and celebrate it.