Today on Quantum Vibe: Not a trial, not a circus Strip 940 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Thu 2014-10-09
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Zeke 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.
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Panel 1
Murphy presses on with her objections.
Murphy: Agent Stone, I submit that this hearing has been turned into an ambush by the accuser.
Murphy: Dr. O'Murchadha has recently suffered the most vile betrayal by his ex-fiancee, and may be suffering from Keiuro-Tayler Syndrome due to being severed from his connection to the Network.
Murphy: I ask for immediate dismissal from this circus.
Panel 2
Medium shot of Antigone, looking a bit irritated.
Antigone: I must remind you, advocate, that in the first place this is a hearing, not a trial.
Antigone: In the second place, I am a trained adjudicator and quite capable of setting aside my emotional responses in the course of rendering a decision.
Antigone: And in the third place, your use of the term 'circus' here is insulting. Cut it out.
Panel 3
Johanna and Antigone. Johanna looks like she's won a march but her victory is short-lived.
Johanna: Thank you, Agent Stone.
Antigone: The advocate has a point – you did attempt to ambush the defendant.
Antigone: That is improper and I may well entertain a motion for dismissal if I see another such attempt. Am I clear?
Panel 4
Johanna is only slightly chastened as she continues her presentation.
Johanna: Very clear, ma'am.
Johanna: Once the shock of the murders faded, Farnsworth became obsessed with finding meaning in this tragedy ...
Murphy (OP): I'd like to find meaning in your soliloquy.