Today on Quantum Vibe: Finding the connections Strip 337 - Click strip above to goto the next strip.
First Seen: Mon 2012-04-09
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.
What Comes Next [ Mar 18, 2024 ]
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!
The Library consists of a row of computer terminals. Most are unused, but there are a handful of other inmates sitting at some of them. Nicole and Buford settle in at one farthest from the other inmates. They speak in whispers.
Buford: I guess first t'ing is to find t'e node for your assurance company.
Nicole: Smith & Holder Resolutions. Right.
Panel 2
Nicole and Buford.
Nicole: Found the node ... okay, here's a list of their legal associates on Luna ...
Buford: What was t'is guy's name?
Panel 3
Nicole and Buford.
Nicole: Herberto Bustamante. But I'm not seeing it here.
Buford: Me neit'er. Go over to Who-Dat for Aldrinopolis attorneys and see if he's t'ere.
Panel 4
Nicole and Buford.
Nicole: Bingo. It even has his image.
Nicole: Definitely the guy I'm looking for.
Buford: What's it say about his affiliations?
Panel 5
Close-up on Nicole, studying the screen closely.
Nicole: Hmm ... Well, he's a real attorney, at least. Partner with Sunstein Associates, member of Aldrinopolis Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Martin Foundation ...
Panel 6
Nicole and Buford:
Buford: Find the node for Sunstein Associates, see if they have a 'major clients' list.
Nicole: Good idea ...
Panel 7
Nicole and Buford:
Nicole: Here we go: Sterling Data Security, Mercatus Surety Group, the Aldrinopolis Energy Foundation, Rosemont Kerogen Company, Montes Recti Resources ...
Buford: Quite a list. Do t'ey have anyt'ing in common?
Panel 8
Nicole and Buford, looking at the screen with wide eyes.
Nicole: All subsidiaries of ...
Buford and Nicole in unison: Omega Tek.