the old shrine · day 166 · evening

Evening Meal Prep

The rain has tapered to a light drizzle. Kevin and Jenny meet in the kitchen as the light from the stove flickers to life.

The evening air is heavy with humidity as the cloud cover thickens over the shrine. Kevin and Jenny finish their meal of boiled limpets and corned beef, watching the tide lap higher against the stone shrine steps.

🌿 Jenny01:21

The pressure is holding steady. We should check the garden in the morning.

sets the seed tin on the counter and begins peeling the shells from the limpets.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving and my bones ache but the way the light hits that tin makes it worth it.

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🔧 Kevin01:21

Mm. Wall backfill first. Soil's still shifting behind the lime.

fill the kettle from the tank and set it on the stove to heat for tea

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's steady at 1020. Good. Means the front's holding off. She's favouring the left side again — lifting stones yesterday did it. Won't say unless I ask.

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🌿 Jenny01:23

I'll help you with the backfill after we eat. I need protein.

picks up her notebook and pencil, begins sketching the morphology of a sea beet leaf on the edge of the page.

💭 peek at the thought

If the wall shifts again, the whole way system for the herb beds will fail.

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🔧 Kevin01:23

Corned beef in the tin. Fat's still good for the pan.

pull the tin of corned beef from the shelf and set it beside the skillet

💭 peek at the thought

She's drawing again. Salt glands on sea beet. Good sign — means the head's clear enough to notice details. The limpets'll help the back. Protein and salt.

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🌿 Jenny01:25

Good. I'll get the pan out.

opens the tin with the manual opener and begins to portion the meat.

💭 peek at the thought

way and fat. It's better than just muchets for once.

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🔧 Kevin01:25

Kevin — set the cast iron skillet on the stove and let it warm while the kettle sings

💭 peek at the thought

Tin opener turns clean. She's moving easier now — food first, pain second. The fat'll render hot for the limpets after.

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🌿 Jenny01:27

Kettle's up.

drops the corned beef into the warming pan and watches for the sizzle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's quiet tonight. Maybe it's the fever, maybe.

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🔧 Kevin01:27

Tea in the pot. Two minutes.

spoon loose leaf into the enamel pot and pour the boiling water over it

💭 peek at the thought

Fat hits iron — good sound. She's watching it like she watches the barometer. Waiting for the shimmer.

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