Strip 924 -- First Seen: 2012-04-02
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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
Leon is still rambling. Terry is sitting on the couch, she's obviously irritated that Leon is taking forever in explaining why Cisco is the blackmailer.
Leon: The one thing Cisco wanted most, though, was to go into space. He was an early space tourist on a Virgin Galactic sub-orbital flight, but told me later that it just wasn't enough.
Leon: Anyway, long story short...
Panel 2
Zoom out so we have a wider view of the living room. Leon and Terry are very small.
Leon: He used his money and connections to investigate everyone in the launch business. BALListic was put under the microscope and he thought some things just didn't add up.
Leon: I don't know how, but he ferreted out our offshore connections, cut-outs and so forth.
Panel 3
A flashback panel of Leon looking concerned and Cisco talking to him.
Leon (Narration): He came to me and told me what he knew. Man, was I worried. But you can guess the rest. He basically said,
Cisco: Take me, or read about your plan in the New York Times.
Panel 4
Medium close-up of Leon with one of his arms up in a "what am I gonna do" stance.
Leon: I don't like to be extorted, but he brought his skills as a pilot, his money and— most important—his connections, to the table.
Leon: So, I said, yes.