Strip 665 -- First Seen: 2011-03-25
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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
Ed and Chang still at the cafe table, Chang is looking sideways across the plaza.
Ed: Using force to stop your boy or his girlfriend from kissing – or even more – is simply not consistent with our zero aggression principle.
Panel 2
Medium 3-shot of the soldier, the girl, and her boyfriend. The soldier has a hand on one of the girl's breasts. The boyfriend is looking even more tense but not doing anything.
No dialog.
Panel 3

Close-up of Chang gazing out on the plaza, looking amazed.
No dialog.
Panel 4
Back to medium 2-shot of Chang and Ed.
Ed: Oh, the boyfriend is pissed and this might end their relationship, but nobody is going to get punched or anything.
Ed: In fact, he's exhibiting more restraint than you might think. He could challenge your boy to a duel.
Panel 5
Looking past Ed at Chang, who does a take.
Chang: And that's legal?
Ed: No, it's not illegal. If your soldier chose not to accept the challenge, that's all there'd be to it.


Panel 6
Chang and Ed. It's Chang's turn to talk.
Chang: Okay, so it looks like I was li … it looks as though my superiors had bad intel.
Chang: But we have come a very long way to just turn around and go home.

Panel 7
Sideways two-shot of Ed and Chang. Both are smiling slightly.
Ed: Your superiors did have bad intel.
Ed: Sounds to me like you need to consult with your superiors in light of unanticipated circumstances, don't you think?