The Ragpickerâa man, bonded into a mysterious 'secondskin' that has prolonged his life after the digital apocalypseâwanders the lush, deserted Earth, haunted by failing avatars and fragmented texts. Heâs searching for traces of his long-dead husband but his journey is interrupted by a girl, Ysmany, fleeing her remote village in order to save a baby orphaned by a military-grade secondskin, âThe Server,â the fanatical ruler of their town.
Together they cross the flourishing, treacherous landscape towards sanctuary. Yet the signals and static of the previous age echo in the Ragpickerâs mind and whisper in the girlâs dreams, drawing them toward the gap between map and territoryâwhile offering precious hope.