Strip 885 -- First Seen: 2012-02-07
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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
Free Bird is landing, at this point just a few dozen feet above the pavement. Gear down, but no running lights. Night-time sky, but light enough we can see the craft against it.
Bert: Incredible how quiet these engines are in full-stealth mode.
Ernie: Also incredible how low the landing speed – we can't be doing more than 50 knots.

Panel 2
The bird is parked near some blocky, nondescript buildings. We see her from behind, where a ramp has descended from the cargo bay, and the runabout, with Bert, Ernie, Mac and Nisa aboard, has just hit the ground running. Bert is at the wheel, with Nisa riding shotgun.
The runabout looks like a 6-wheeled ATV, but with a light chassis, and just big enough to seat four people comfortably.
Nisa: Looks like no one saw us land.
Bert: So far, so good.

Panel 3
Closer shot of Bert and Nisa, Ernie and Mac in the runabout. We can see now that they're all wearing night-vision visors (sort of like the visor Ernie usually wears).
Ernie: Hey, do you know where we're going?
Bert: Yes, I've memorized the layout, and even the route from runway to our target using a 3D simulator back at Arana's apartment.

Panel 4
Medium 2-shot of Ernie and Mac. Ernie looks uncomfortable, while Mac is grinning at him.
Ernie: Well, I hope we don't get lost because I want to get in and out quickly.
Ernie: The gravity here really sucks.