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First Seen: Fri 2013-03-29
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Zeke Bieser
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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 566
Panel 1An embarrassed Buford steadies the male Beltape she collided with, who has had the wind knocked out of him.
Buford: Omigosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't see you ...
Male Beltape: {gasp!} --It's -- {gasp!} ...
Panel 2
Their eyes meet and they are mutually entranced.
Male Beltape: ... quite all right.
Panel 3
They pause for a moment, clinging to a large hoop, gazing into each other's eyes.
No dialog.
Panel 4
They both snap out of the trance.
Male Beltape: I'm sorry, I forget my manners. I am Nigel Lefin, of the Lefi clan. And you are --?
Buford: Buford Beltrán, of the ... uh ... De Paz clan.
Panel 5
Buford turns away in mild embarrassment, remembering her family's situation.
Buford: Alt'ough ... nowadays I'm trafeling wit' El-Fifers and bonded to t'eir d'yarro. My family is ... currently on Luna.
Panel 6
Nigel pours on the charm. Buford plays it coy as she begins a leap away from the hoop they're sharing.
Nigel: A beautiful, young Hygiean trafeling wit' L-Fifers. I'll bet you haf some stories to tell.
Buford: I might, you slick-tongue, but I'll want to hear your story first.
Panel 7
Nigel follows Buford through the hoopfield.
Nigel: My family are mostly agrarianists, but I'm a bit of an out-lier.
Nigel: I've recently established myself as a journeyman air-systems auditor.
Panel 8
Buford perches on another hoop as Nigel swings his way toward her.
Buford: You're a gas-mechanic? Sounds like an ex-hale-erating job.
Nigel: Don't hold your breat' waiting for me to laugh at t'at joke.
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