Strip 299 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Wed 2012-02-15
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.
QV on a short break [ Jul 15, 2026 ]
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.
Transcript For Strip 299
Strip 293Panel 1
Philbert, still hovering over Nicole and Rando's table, begins to sing.
SFX: Musical notes.
Philbert (singing): I hear you're going through some changes,
Philbert: I hear your friends have all turned their backs on you
Panel 2
Medium shot of Philbert, in full-bore crooning mode.
SFX: Musical notes
Philbert: And how you're hanging 'round with strangers
Philbert: You just be careful who you're talking to
Panel 3
Two-shot of Rando and Nicole. Rando looks bored, but Nicole is looking thoughtful.
SFX: musical notes
Philbert: Oh, Nicole. My sweet Nicole
Philbert: Oh, Nicole. Sweet, sweet Nicole
Panel 4
Another medium shot of hovering Philbert. We can see some other audience members watching him.
SFX: musical notes
Philbert: You know you really drive me crazy
Philbert: You upset me with your wicked little smile
Panel 5
Two-shot of Rando and Nicole. Nicole has fingers pressed to her temple, staring into a small holo-screen that has appeared before her.
SFX: musical notes
Philbert: You've started looking kind of spaced-out
Philbert: You drive a man stark raving wild
Panel 6
Medium shot of Philbert, ending the song with a flourish.
SFX: musical notes
Philbert: Oh, Nicole. My sweet Nicole.
Philbert: Oh, Nicole. Sweet, sweet Nicole
Panel 7
Philbert floats lower so he's more in front of Rando and Nicole's table than above it. For her part, Nicole looks like a cat about to pounce.
Philbert: SO, WUT DO U FINKZ, BABE?
Nicole: You wanna know what I think?
Panel 8
Nicole rises up a bit, both palms on the table, and roars at Philbert.
Nicole: I THINK YOU'RE THE BIGGEST PHONY ON TWO WORLDS!
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