Strip 642 -- First Seen: 2011-02-22
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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
Bert and Ed standing in front of Chez Treif, surveying the scene. Bert looks happy but Ed isn't.
Bert: Wow, Ed! You broke the tension. Looks like we're home free.
Ed: Nope, this is far from over.

Panel 2
Two-shot of Bert and Ed
Ed: When the officers get wind of this, they'll be out here giving the troops hell for 'fraternizing' with the 'enemy.'
Ed: But seeds of doubt will have been planted, and some of these soldiers will have gold burning a hole in their pockets.

Panel 3
Wide panel: the older Asian from the four 'coal-mine canaries' – Captain Chang – is out on the plaza yelling at the troops. The troops are all nervously standing at attention, the Belters are looking confused, not sure what to do.
Caption: As predicted, a captain – Chang from the Iron Rock incident – showed up and gave the troops what-for.