Strip 970 -- First Seen: 2012-06-05
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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.

The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Scene in Pilgrim's bedroom, he's been sleeping but is jolted away by the sound of an alarm klaxon.
SFX: BWAAAARK!! BWAAAARK!! BWAAAARK!!

Panel 2
Pilgrim is hurriedly dressing. On his nightstand is something that looks like a clock radio, from which the announcement is heard.
Announcer: Radiation Alert! A breach in Vesta Power's reactor has been detected.
Announcer: Proceed immediately to your Assembly zone and await further information and instructions.

Panel 3
Dozens of the Mascons are standing in a room under a sign reading "Assembly Zone 3". We can see Pilgrim and Marsha.
Mascon 1: Well, that cuts it.
Mascon 2: These private companies are going to kill us all if we don't take action.
Panel 4
Close-up on Pilgrim, looking very distressed. Leave room for his thought balloons.
Pilgrim (thought): In my childhood, I'd have agreed with him.
Pilgrim (thought): In my Objectivist days, I'd agree governments are necessary for some functions.
Pilgrim (thought): My an-cap side says no, but could dealing with something endangering an entire community, really be left to the free market?