the keeper's cottage · day 195 · night

Nightfall and Insects

The heat refuses to break even as night falls, leaving the cottage stifling. A scratching sound echoes from the pantry shelves as the rat returns to hunt for crumbs among the tinned goods.

The brutal heat persists through the night, leaving the air heavy and bone-dry. Kevin and Jenny rest in the cottage as the pressure continues to drop, signaling a potential shift in weather.

🔧 Kevin03:30

Kevin — walk to the pantry and check the trap I set earlier

💭 peek at the thought

The rat's back. Bold as brass tonight. Heat's got everything moving slow — traps, bait, me. Barometer's still falling. Storm's coming, not going.

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🌿 Jenny03:30

Careful with the trap, Kevin. It's right by the rice.

wipe sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand and close the notebook sharply.

💭 peek at the thought

If that thing gets into the flour, I'm going to lose my mind.

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🔧 Kevin03:32

It's set clean. Bait's on the treadle.

crouch and shine the headlamp beam along the shelf floor to check the trap's position relative to the rice sack

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Rice spills and we're eating rat-bait grain for a month. Trap's set clean though — bait on the treadle, not the pan.

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🌿 Jenny03:32

Don't leave the light on too long. They're sensitive to the glare.

stand up slowly and walk to the kitchen table to pour a glass of lukewarm water.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's looking at the floor for once.

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