Transcript For Strip 2486

Herewith a bit of development art:
Alyss/Nicole and Li-Liang are bringing two of their children with them to the new colony in the year 670 S.A.

Here they are as they grow through the course of the story.

First, Brielle:

Then, Warren:

Some of their older siblings had turned out a bit spoiled by living in an advanced culture and Nicole thought maybe 'roughing it' a bit would be helpful.

Novo Palermo is a bit smaller than Terra but has similar gravity owing to a somewhat greater density. It orbits well within its sun's habitable zone. It has a great deal less water than Terra, which makes it Mars-like.

Of course, roughing it in the years 670 through 681 SA was a lot less challenging than, say, settling Mars had been 480 years earlier. Here's a concept for a family home built a couple of years after our protagonists arrived.

One of the other families had a more traditional idea of how a family home should look.

By and by a larger building was desired for special events, such as concerts, some sporting events, and community meetings.

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