Strip 2487 First Seen: Mon 2024-07-01
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.
Novo Palermo Part 1 of 3 Begins [ Jul 1, 2024 ]
Hey gang! The next exciting volume of Quantum Vibe begins today with Novo Palermo. It's a been a year since the war, and families are returning to the City. Some of them include Alyss' extended family, including fifth, sixth, and seventh great-grandchildren.
Since "Abuela" has lived five centuries, she has plenty of stories to tell them, and this time she is asked to tell the story of "Novo Palermo," which was set 400 years in their past, or about 600 years in our future. It's the story of Alyss and Li-Liang's first attempt to settle a new world outside the Sol System.
As one might expect, hi-jinks will ensue.
Transcript For Strip 2487
Panel 1Double-height panel. Mostly text apparently on a viewscreen
Text heading:
Alyss Roaz Memoirs Volume 5
Text body:
1078.02.03
Yesterday the City celebrated ‘Peace Day,’ the anniversary of our armistice with IGC. Lorelei took charge of the arrangements, and made a fair Mistress of Ceremonies for the presentation.
Unfortunately Mitch still has almost another year to complete his revivification, as he had chosen to have a biological body made to his exact specifications. I think Lorelei would have preferred to have him there with her if it were possible, because she complained privately about being inundated with date requests and even marriage proposals.
All of the destoyed Spheres have been re-built, although the process of restoring the buildings and social networks within them, and elsewhere in the City, has a good long ways to go.
Sheldon reports that psychological counselors are still keeping extremely busy treating all the PTSD among the people. The addition of 12 new counselors who had fled the city early on has not helped, as people strongly prefer to work with those who had lived through the fighting
Panel 2
We see Alyss in her comfy chair, ‘dictating’ her memoirs. The text appears in the space above her.
Text:
The return of the 15 adjudicators who had fled was more helpful, as the trials of the Executives who managed the invasion have not yet been completed. The destruction of Shārén complicated matters a bit, as counter-claims were
Panel 3
Alyss looks up in response to the sudden shouting.
Shouts OP: ABUELA!
Panel 4
A flood of 9 younglings ages 7 through 18 burst into the room
Shouting: Abuela! Abuela!
Panel 5
The children swarm Alyss in her chair, the younger ones hugging and kissing her. The oldest, Alphonse, holds back and speaks to her
Alyss: Ah, Meus Netos! So good to see you again!
Alphonse: It was impossible to hold them back any longer.
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