Strip 650 -- First Seen: 2011-03-04
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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
Inside the capsule, inside the lava tube. Everything is black but through the magic of cartoon-stage lighting we can see Babbette and Reggie, shaded. Both of them are getting shaken in their seats. Reggie is still hanging onto the safety bar for dear life, and now even Babbette looks uncomfortable.
Caption: Inside the dark lava tube, without visual cues, every bump or swerve came as a complete – and frightening – surprise.
Caption: Even Babbette was muted.

Panel 2
The capsule and track emerge from the canyon wall and begin to curve straight downward again.
Caption: At last, the capsule burst into sunlight and immediately plunged downward again.

Panel 3
Inside the capsule, everyone looks startled except Babbette, who is laughing maniacally. Reggie turns his head a bit to glance sideways at Babbette with an expression of amazement.
Babbette: WHEEEEE!!!

Panel 4
A large panel, the track loops and weaves wildly around a series of outcroppings, depressions and spires, progressing generally downward. The capsules zoom by at some point close to the viewer.
Caption: The capsule began dodging and weaving impossibly close to a series of outcroppings, depressions and tall spires.
Caption: As it neared the valley floor it entered speed-killing loops and hills.

Panel 5
On the canyon floor, the capsules come to a stop on a slight upward grade, next to a 3-meter-tall spire festooned with 5 pairs of lights (currently darkened) running along the sides.

Caption: Finally, the capsule rolled to a gentle stop.

Panel 6
Inside the capsule, Reggie looks quizzically at Babbette, who just grins and looks straight ahead expectantly.
Babbette: Wait for it.