What Comes Next [ Mar 18, 2024 ]

The War is Over. We Won.

The war is over, but This Means War has a ways to go. Novo Paolo/Bubbleopolis is still in a nebula/stellar nursery, no one knows what happened to the planet Sharen (center of the Intergalactic Council), and the status of the now-surrendered Invaders is yet to be resolved. What will they do when they learn their homeworld is basically destroyed? Will Alyss and Li be re-united? How about Diana (the real one) and Otto?

These questions will be resolved in the next few weeks, before This Means War part 3 wraps in late May.

After that, I plan to go BACK in time about 400 years, to when Alyss and Li left their home in the Sol System to colonize a new world on the far side of the galaxy. As one might expect, hijinks ensue. New subtitle yet to be determined, start date sometime in around the start of July. Stay tuned!

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Transcript For Strip 5

Panel 1
The corridor, which has a very slightly curved floor, outside Nicole's apartment. On a nearby wall there's a large logo: SG-2. It indicates the type and intensity of gravity in the corridor. (SG=spin gravity; EG=electro gravity; number is intensity in 10ths of a Standard Gravity). There's a landing-pad for the Bubb, the front of which has opened up. With her travel bag on her shoulder, she steps out.
Nicole (thought): What the shuck is Philbert up to, not answering my ping?

Panel 2
As she stands in front of the door, typing a key-code into the door-look with her right hand, the Bubb shrinks (we series of strobed outlines) down to a flat spheroid about 10cm in diameter and flies into her left hand which is reaching out for it, in a well-practiced move.
Nicole: If he'd been in an accident, Ida been notified, wouldn't I?

Panel 3
Interior of Nicole's apartment, the front room. The wall we see is dominated by a sofa, a desk-station, and many built-in bookshelves featuring some books but mostly various curios, nick-nacks, etc. There's a bit of lived-in clutter, but the place is mostly neat. There's a Screen propped up next to a set of oddly empty shelves.
Nicole: What the –?

Panel 4
Looking over Nicole's shoulder from a few feet back and up – she's reading the Screen, which is set to 18x24 centimeters. On the screen is an avatar of Philbert, with accompanying text.
Text: Dear Nicole: It's been great but it's time to end. I've met someone special who wants to help me and has the contacts I will need to finally realize the dream [continues].

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