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First Seen: Mon 2012-01-09
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Sci-Fi Adventure Monday & Thursday.
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.
Kickstarter successful and closed [ May 19, 2026 ]
The Kickstarter campaign for Not-Safe.Space Chapter 3 concluded successfully on April 21, and Scott extended the time allowed for late pledges until May 19.
Books have been ordered from the printer and Scott will be spending the next week or so setting up and sending the PDF files to those who asked for them.
(There are still six of you who have not responded to the survey asking for e-mail and snail-mail addresses, he'll do the best he can.)
Thanks to all for supporting this Kickstarter!
Transcript For Strip 272
Panel 1Nicole, clad in a longish t-shirt, asleep in her hotel bed.
Caption: Up most of the previous night scheming.
Caption: Serious drinking before noon.
Caption: So an afternoon nap is required before ...
Panel 2
Nicole, dressed for stepping out, is stepping out in front of a pastiche of clothing shop, theatre and night-club flashing signs.
Caption: … Stepping out.
Panel 3
At a dress shop, the salesgal is showing Nicole a fine evening dress.
Nicole: Looks promising. Is there a prog for that?
Salesgal: A prog? For Dis? I shud hoap not.
Panel 4
Two-shot of Nicole and the salesgal, Nicole is looking put off.
Salesgal: ANYSUITS R FINE 4 DAIWEAR BUT NOBODY WEARZ HOLOGRAM 2 DINNR PARTY.
Salesgal: XCEPT MAYBE ELF – I MEEN, L-5RZ.
Panel 5
Two men stand at a bar. One is dressed like a normal Loonie. The other (O'Neill) looks clownish, and wears a monkey-mask with a pair of large, fake, pointed ears.
Loonie: SO U HAS LEFT L-5 CITY 4 GOOD, O'NEILL?
O'Neill: Aye, that I have, fer certain.
Panel 6
Closer 2-shot of the Loonie and O'Neill
O'Neill: 'Twas 'cause of my wife, ya see. Dumped me, she did.
O'Neill: I'm too kinky, she said. Can ye believe that?
Panel 7
Similar 2-shot of the Loonie and O'Neill.
O'Neill: I spat out her piss when she told me, I was so shocked.
Panel 8
Nicole is sitting in a theater audience, we see several people seated around her. They are all laughing, but she looks bewildered, in a put-off fashion.
Audience: [laughter]
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