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First Seen: Fri 2017-04-14
Story & Art: Scott Bieser - Colors: Lea Jean Badelles
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To boldly go where no manic pixie dream girl has gone before.
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 1575
Panel 1Medium 2-shot of Hugo and Murphy in the Control Room, highly agitated, in a throughtsend huddle
Hugo (thoughtsend): How dare this overgrown gecko try to claim US as property!
Murphy (thoughtsend): We have to show them we're not to be trifled with.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Agreed. Do you have a plan?
Shlack (OP): How ...
Panel 2
Hugo and Murphy, looking at the viewscreen.
Murphy (thoughtsend): Not at the moment. Do you?
Hugo (thoughtsend): Of course I do.
Hugo: It's sort of a plan, anyway.
Shlack: … ev …
Panel 3
Looking past Shlack at Hugo and Murphy on his viewscreen
Hugo (thougtsend): We have to get aboard that ship somehow.
Murphy (thoughtsend): That will be difficult without functioning hoppers.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Then we'll have to get them to invite us.
Shlack: … er ...
Panel 4
Medium shot of Shlack trying his best to look welcoming.
Shlack: … I think it would benefit us more to deal with you as potential trading partners.
Shlack: I invite you and your companion to join with us on my ship as guests, and we can comfortably get acquainted and explore possibilities for cooperation, yesss?
Panel 5
Exterior shot of the Starships CS and Dryhaven.
Murphy (from CS): We … accept your kind invitation.
Shlack (from Dryhaven) Excellent! We can transmat you over when you're ready.
Murphy: Ah, I hope you won't be offended, but we prefer not to use your transmat.
Panel 6
Hugo and Murphy on Shlack's viewscreen, Shlack strokes his chin looking at them.
Murphy: We can come across via personal rocket-packs. It won't take very long.
Shlack: Ah. Well, I suppose that works.
Hugo (thoughtsend): Nice improvisation.
Murphy (thoughtsend): I just hope you know what we're doing.
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