the keeper's cottage · day 19 · night

The Squall Arrives

The first heavy drops of rain hit the corrugated roof like gravel, and the wind howls through the gaps in the walls.

The air is heavy and the pressure is dropping, signaling an approaching storm. Kevin and Jenny prepare to secure the cottage and gear as the wet season clouds thickens overhead.

🌿 Jenny14:10

It's here! Kevin, get inside!

Quickly gather the seed tin and the drying mint sprigs from the porch and retreat into the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

Great. Just great. The barometer didn't lie. Now I have to move before the wind actually starts ripping things off the porch.

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🔧 Kevin14:10

Right behind you.

Grab the spruce spar from the porch and haul it inside through the kitchen door, then secure the cottage shutters on the windward side.

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's here early. Barometer dropping faster than forecast. Need to secure the spar and mast step before the wind tears them loose — epoxy won't cure in this wet but the mechanical fastenings should hold if I move now.

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🌿 Jenny14:12

Thank god you grabbed the spar.

Set the seed tin on the high shelf next to the radio and lean against the counter, rubbing the small of my back.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving fast, at least. I can't stand the sound of that wind—it sounds like it's trying to peel the roof off.

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🔧 Kevin14:12

Spar's taking on water at the split. Gotta keep it off the floor, dry as possible. You got the mint?

Lean the spruce spar upright in the bedroom corner, braced against the wall with a blanket folded at the base to catch seepage, then close the bedroom door to isolate it from kitchen steam.

💭 peek at the thought

She's shaken. The seedlings drowned last week, now the seeds she's nursed for months are at risk from damp. Spar's heavy, waterlogged at the split — if that glue line lets go under load the wind genny comes down on the roof. Need to wedge it somewhere the humidity can't finish what the storm started.

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