the keeper's cottage · day 164 · night

Evening Debrief

Kevin and Jenny sit at the wooden table as the light fades. The air is warm, and the onshore breeze has died down, leaving the island quiet.

Kevin and Jenny spent the evening preparing the cottage for the night while the tide receded. Kevin checked the rat traps in the pantry, and Jenny tended to the heirloom seed seeds drying out on the stove shelf.

🌿 Jenny23:27

The pressure is holding. It might stay clear through tomorrow.

Reach for the plate of boiled limpets and take a small bite, chewing slowly.

💭 peek at the thought

The limpets were salty, but my stomach is still hollow. I need to eat before I lose focus again.

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🔧 Kevin23:27

Mm. Good for the supply run if she shows.

pick up a limpet from the plate, pull the flesh free with the small fork, and eat it

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the barometer like I am. Pressure holding at 1014, rising slow — that's the only forecast that matters out here.

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🌿 Jenny23:29

She's two days out. The wind is in her favor for now.

Set the fork down and look at the heirloom seed tin on the shelf, tracing the edge of the metal with a thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come, I'll be eating the notebook by next week. I can't let the seeds rot.

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🔧 Kevin23:29

Thursday then. We'll be ready.

wipe my fingers on the cloth, then reach for the tin of corned beef to check the seal

💭 peek at the thought

Two days out means Thursday. Wind holds southwest, she'll make the bar okay. If it backs west like the warning says, she'll have to wait outside or come in hard.

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🌿 Jenny23:31

We'll see if the horizon has anything more than salt.

Stand up and walk to the porch, looking out toward the dark line of the sea.

💭 peek at the thought

Ready is a heavy word for an island that doesn't care about our schedules.

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🔧 Kevin23:31

Nothing out there but the wind line.

set the corned beef back on the shelf and pull the notebook from my pocket, flipping to the Yanmar test notes to add the oil pressure reading

💭 peek at the thought

She's looking for the boat like she's looking for something else. The tin's good — seal intact, label salt-blurred but readable. Six cans left after tonight.

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