Strip 947 -- First Seen: 2012-05-03
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QV on a short break

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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.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Full shot of Pilgrim in his chair, the holoscreen before him.
Pilgrim: Let's charter a burner and move to the Belt where the anarchists have no taxes at all!
Panel 2
Focus on the holoscreen. The faces are all looking dubious.
Face 2: The Belt?
Face 4: That's waaaay out there, Pilgrim.
Face 5: Not sure I want to live in an anarchy. Sounds dangerous.

Panel 3
Focus on Pilgrim, now excited and gesturing with his hands.
Pilgrim: Are you guys listening to me?
Pilgrim: You want to be free of taxes, right?
Pilgrim: There. Are. No. Taxes. In. The. Belt!

Panel 4
Pilgrim and the screen full of faces (seen from behind). Pilgrim has a satisfied smile.
Face 2: Well, you've got a point there, Pilgrim.
Face 4: I have some friends who'd be interested in escaping taxes.
Face 6: Me too, sounds like heaven.