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First Seen: Thu 2013-01-03
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.
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 509
Panel 1A plastic/steel room as common on spaceships. On the left wall is half-meter-wide porthole. Presently, a big white worm is threading itself through.
Caption: ZBSTD Comm protocol active
Caption: CMD: Input Comm Nodes D5-H1
Caption: Identitfy Guest Avatar Instance Package
Caption: Instance transfer in progress
Panel 2 - split
In three stages, the worm morphs into the form of Nicole, in something like the form she was while direct-interfacing with the Helio-Flyer controls way back when.
Caption: End of File Found
Caption: Close Comm Nodes D5-H1
Caption: Verifying Package Coding
Caption: Unpacking Instance
Panel 3
Nicole Avatar strides up the corridor, like she knows where she's going.
Nicole: Ventura, I am in you.
Ventura (Disembodied): That was old before Dr. O'Murchadha was born.
Nicole: Old, but pithy. Now, how about a path to your motor sequencing matrix?
Panel 4
The corridor abruptly ends, open to a large space of light-lines arrayed in all directions. In front of where the corridor floor ends is a floating platform with half-railing and a console.
Ventura: Path established.
Ventura: I'm still not sure this is a good idea.
Nicole: Think of it as an upgrade. Don't worry, I'm a professional.
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