the keeper's cottage · day 201 · night

The Storm Breaks

Kevin and Jenny meet inside the cottage as the first heavy drops of rain hit the roof. The barometer continues its steady descent.

The night is humid and still as the tropical heat lingers over the cottage. The barometer shows a slow drop to 1023 hPa, signaling a potential shift in the weather three days before the supply boat arrives.

🔧 Kevin08:44

Radio aerial first. Then the tarp.

Walk to the porch and start lowering the radio mast, hands moving quick on the halyard.

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's still falling. 1023 and steady my ass — it's dropping faster than the log shows. Need to get the radio aerial down before the wind hits proper. And the garden tarp corner's still flapping.

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🌿 Jenny08:44

I'll get the trays inside the kitchen. The humidity is already too high for the fuzz.

Pick up the seedling trays and carry them to the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

way's moving too fast. If that mast catches a gust before it's down, it snaps.

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🔧 Kevin08:46

Take the basil too. Peppers can wait if your hands are full.

Finish lowering the mast, coiling the halyard and securing it to the cleat, then head for the garden tarp corner.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the humidity. Damping-off'll spread fast in this air. Good she's moving.

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🌿 Jenny08:46

I have it. Just watch the tension on that tarp.

Gather the basil sprigs and follow him into the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

he's always three steps ahead of the storm while I'm just trying to stop the rot.

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