Strip 686 -- First Seen: 2011-04-25
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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
Wide shot. Ed begins trudging (slow-walking Ceres style) across the plaza, starting from Chez Treif and in the direction of the Hotel. There are a few Belters lined along the sidewalk on the Chez Treif side of the plaza behind Ed, most of them with video cameras.
Caption: It was time.
Caption: It was past time – Ed trudged across the plaza a half centime late.
Caption: He needed to drag this out as long as possible.
Panel 2
Over at the Hotel, we can see Rhonda waiting with a group of soldiers (wearing sidearms only) in the hotel's outdoor cafe.
Caption: Ed could see Rhonda impatiently watching his slow progress.
Caption: Even at 50 meters Ed could see that she was pissed.
Panel 3
Medium shot of Ed as he makes his slow way across the plaza, with a grim expression on his face. He is now just a bit past the obelisk, which marks the half-way point.
Ed (thought): Just wait, Rhonda.
Ed (thought): Let's see how you feel in a few minutes.