Today on Quantum Vibe: Neucoins vs Meucoins Strip 2104 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Fri 2020-06-05
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
Dark plans fall like thunderbolts.
Quantum Vibe
A thousand years in the future, humanity has colonized worlds in nearly
100 galaxies, thanks to Quantum Vibremonic technologies developed five
centuries earlier. Other new technologies have created various
off-shoots of humanity and extended life expectancies five-fold. The
story begins with how a mad scientist and his plucky assistant, along
with their robot friend, brought humanity to the stars, and continues
with the adventures of some unique people in fantastic places.
Back To Normal... Yay! [ Jul 22, 2024 ]
And we're back! Scott's power and Internet was restored a few days ago, and Scott spent that time since diligently working to get the next strip up. Also, please consider supporting Scott through Patreon or Subscribestar to help keep Quantum Vibe going! You can find links to them on this page, and enjoy today's fresh strip!
Panel 1
Montoya is seated at the bar as the bartender brings his drink.
Bartender: Here ya go. That'll be five milis.
Montoya: Thanks. What's your name?
Bartender: I'm Barney.
Caption: The government on Wheeler uses a crypto-currency – 'Neucoins' -- something like Moebits but with one important difference.
Panel 2
Montoya places a token on the bar, which Barney notes with some surprise.
Montoya: I'm Albert. Pleased to meet you.
Caption: Neucoins, are trace-able. This way their government can keep track of all currency transactions in their system. Well, almost all.
Caption: But a lot of people desired the privacy offered by the Moebit system, and so a need was provided by the market, carried via smart-tokens.
Panel 3
Barney is holding the coin low in his hand while Montoya speaks to h im.
Caption: Naturally these 'Meucoins' spread rapidly through clandestine networks and became highly valued by anyone with secrets to keep.
Montoya: So tell me, Barney, do you hear much about some outfit calling itself Society for Justice? I have an important message for them.
Panel 4
Barney pockets the coin and then walks away from Montoya, who looks very annoyed.
Barney: Sorry, nefer heard of 'em. Excuse me, I got work to do.
Montoya (thought): Filho da puta.
Montoya: That was my last meucoin.