Strip 641 -- First Seen: 2011-02-21
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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
(Small panel, maybe make this an inset into the next panel 2) Looking over the soldier's (from Strip 310) shoulder at Carlos, still seated on the plaza ground, smiling and squaring his deck of cards.
Carlos: Friend, against my better judgment, I will bet my gold against your … paper.

Panel 2
Large panel – now a a couple dozen each of soldiers and Belters are seated on tables and chairs which had been brought out to the plaza. Some are playing poker, others chess or Go. A few waitpersons are serving drinks on trays.
Caption: With that, the soldier put his weapon down and strode out to join Carlos in a game. Before long, several other soldiers did the same.
Caption: One Belter offered to play chess for Continentals, another said he would play Go for Continentals. Some soldiers pulled out their own cards and dice.
Caption: The owners of Chez Treif and other eateries on the plaza brought tables and chairs, and said they would be … happy to take Continentals if anyone was thirsty or hungry.