Strip 634 -- First Seen: 2011-02-10
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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
Continuing the discussion between Bert and Ed at the Chez Trief. Focus on Ed.
Ed: The UW is printing Continentals by the trillions to bail out the usual suspects.
Ed: They're getting some temporary relief, but that will just make things worse in the long run.

Panel 2
Medium close-up on Ed, waxing professorial.
Ed: They are squeezing the middle-class dry. Just ask Guy Caillard – he used to do the squeezing.
Ed: Anyway, that isn't enough.

Panel 3
Elevated shot of both men at the table, having their meal.
Ed: They have exacted more tribute from Luna – mostly in the form of Helium-3.
Ed: They are pushing Mercury for exotic, transuranium isotopes, etc.

Panel 4
View of Ed at the table where we can also see his foot tapping the stone tile floor.
Ed: And they haven't forgotten this juicy watermelon.
SFX: tap tap tap