Strip 913 -- First Seen: 2012-03-16
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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
Re-establish the scene. Just outside the hangar, the Guard is confronted by Commander Drenkowski, who is standing on the prow of Free Bird and poiting his automatic rifle at the guard.
Guard: Go ahead and shoot! I'm wearing a vest!
Panel 2
Medium close-up on Drenkowski, speaking with a taunting expression.
Drenkowski: Man, you're hardly even wearing pants.
Drenkowski: Besides, I was planning to shoot you in the face, if it came to that.
Panel 3
The guard whirls on his heel and begins walking back towards the hangar. We see Drenkowski behind him, still standing on Free Bird's prow.
Drenkowski (thought): Well, he's brave, if not bright.
Panel 4
Medium c/u of the Guard stopping short, his eyes going wide as he hears Drenkowski's voice.
Drenkowski (OP, emphasis): Stop, friend … or I will kill you.
Panel 5
The Guard, defeated, has turned to face Drenkowski, his hands in the air. We see the back of Drenkowski to one side of the panel.
Drenkowski: Got any weapons on you?
Guard: No.
Drenkowski: Where's your duty weapon and radio?
Guard: Inside.
Panel 6
Medium close-up on Drenkowski.
Drenkowski: Lay face down and don't do anything that might make me want to shoot you.
Drenkowski: Anybody with you?
Panel 7
Full shot of the doorway. The Med Tech is now standing just outside of it, pointing the Guard's MP5 up at Drenkowski. Her dress is still unbuttoned.
MedTech: Let him go.