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the keeper's cottage · day 204 · morning

Morning of Day 204

The two meet back at the cottage as the barometer continues to drop, the air still thick with the coming storm.

The morning air thickens as the pressure drops, signaling a coming front in the wet season. Kevin checks the cottage seals and the pantry trap, while Jenny inspects the seedling trays for signs of further fungus.

🌿 Jenny10:42

The barometer is dropping. We need to get the seed tin inside the kitchen before the rain gets heavy.

Jenny wipes her hands on her apron and looks toward the darkening horizon.

💭 peek at the thought
The pressure is falling too fast; if the boat doesn't come in ten days, we'll be out of fuel.

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🔧 Kevin10:42

On it. You check the tank tap and the stove damper?

walk to the porch, lift the heirloom seed tin from the highest shelf, carry it inside to the kitchen table

💭 peek at the thought
She's right. The heirloom seeds on the porch shelf are the one thing we can't replace. Storm's close enough to taste.

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🌿 Jenny10:44

I've got it.

Walk over to the wood stove and adjust the damper, then check the rain tank tap for leaks.

💭 peek at the thought
He's always giving me a checklist. I can handle a damper, Kevin.

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🔧 Kevin10:44

Tin's on the table. Liferaft canopy's still in the canister on the porch — fabric's rotted but the canister seal holds. Want me to bring it in too?

set the heirloom seed tin down on the kitchen table, wipe hands on trousers, glance at the barometer on the wall

💭 peek at the thought
Good. She's moving. The tin's heavy — damp packets, plastic tarp, the lot. Set it on the table away from the stove heat.

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🌿 Jenny10:46

No. Leave the canister. If the seal holds, it's fine where it is.

Walk to the table and place a protective hand on the seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought
Why bother bringing in a canister of rotted fabric? It's just more clutter for me to trip over.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.