Strip 714 -- First Seen: 2011-05-31
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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
High angle shot of the Obelisk in Ceres' version of the Place de La Concorde. There is a group of six Belter boys, ages 13-16, gathered next to the base, in a circle. The boys are a variety of shapes and sizes. Most of them look like misfits – overweight, underweight, timid, abused. But the dominant figure is Jim. The most overweight of the bunch, Todd, addresses Jim. (Jim also has a rucksack which is resting on the ground at his feet.
Jim: If you want to be in Jokers Wild, blokes, you have to be initiated.
Todd: Uh, Jim, what do Jokers Wild do?

Panel 2
Move in for a tighter shot on the group. Jim snarls back at Todd, who draws back a bit, yielding to the alpha dog.
Jim: Anything they want! Jokers look out for each other.
Jim: If anyone fucks with a Joker, we fuck with them.

Panel 3
Jim puffs out his chest in braggadocio, and the other boys, except Todd, are eating it up.
Jim: When I ran Jokers Wild in London, we beat up enough bullies to convince everyone to leave us alone and stay out of our way.
Jim: Anyone who disrespected us, got a boot tot he arse.