Strip 721 -- First Seen: 2011-06-09
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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
This strip provides some background on the Space Scouts and the Water Brothers Crew.
First panel will feature the Space Scouts logo, with a background of radiating lines.
Caption: The Space Scouts organization was held in high esteem by Belters because it taught Scouts to be self-reliant and ethically strong. The ZAP – the Zero Aggression Principle – had a lot to do with that.

Panel 2
Flash-back panel, to the Guzmán brothers riding their improvised 'rock-rocket' from Ida to Dactyl.
Caption: After their experience at Ida and Dactyl, Bert and Ernie realized that the Space Scouts literally saved their lives.
Caption: Without their training and the practical knowledge contained in the Space Scout Handbook, their 'leap of faith' would not have been possible.

Panel 3
Wide panel filled with little vignettes, being the Space Scouts logo and head-shots of various people.
Vignette 1: Head-shots of Bert and Ernie with a Water Brothers Crew logo (modified from the Space Scouts logo, to be provided) in between them.
Caption 1: The boys decided to sponsor a Space Scout 'crew,' thus the Water Brothers Crew was born.
Vignette 2: Head-shots of Robyn, Libby, Emily. Libby looks really excited while the other two simply look pleased.
Caption 2: Libby was an enthusiastic first recruit and brought in her best buddies, Robyn and Emily.
Vignette 3: Smaller versions of the Robyn, Libby and Emily head-shots, joined with head-shots of five teen-aged boys at the same size.
Caption 3: Several boys joined when they learned the three girls had joined.
Vignette 4: 23 tiny heads clustered together – details will be minimal, but try to indicate 11 girls and 12 boys.
Caption 4 (placed above Vignette 4): Of course, that brought in more boys and girls.
Caption 5 (placed below Vignette 4): In no time, Bert and Ernie had 23 Space Scouts in their crew – 11 girls, 12 boys, in ages ranging from 11 to 19.