The Ragpicker by Joel Dane
The Ragpicker wanders the lush, deserted Earth, haunted by failing avatars and fragmented texts. Hes searching for traces of his long-dead husband but his journey is interrupted by a girl, Ysmeny, fleeing her remote village. Together they cross the flourishing, treacherous landscape towards sanctuary. Yet the signals and static of the previous age echo in the Ragpickers mind and whisper in the girls dreams, drawing them toward the gap between map and territorywhile offering precious hope.