Relay - Letters That Ride

A letter that does not arrive instantly. Relay is a slow messenger for exactly one person you already know. Seal a letter and a courier rides the real geographic distance between you. Same city, about twenty minutes. Other side of the world, three or four hours. The arrival time is fixed the moment you send it — after that, all you do is wait. ■ Distance is time We measure the distance between your two approximate locations and turn it into travel time. The farther apart you are, the longer it takes. There is no way to pay for speed — slowness is the whole point. ■ Watch the courier on the map The road is drawn across the map. The part already ridden is solid, the rest is faint. You can see which ocean the courier is over right now and how far along they are. Even if you lose connection, the courier keeps riding. ■ Things happen on the road Bandits on a mountain pass. A ferry closed by…