the keeper's cottage · day 320 · evening

Evening storm-watch

The first heavy drops of rain hit the tin roof. You and Jenny meet in the kitchen as the wind rises.

The evening air is thick and humid, holding at 29°C as the tide begins to climb the dock. The barometer shows a slow drop to 1025 hPa, signaling a shift in weather. Inside the cottage, the smell of boiled sea beet and drying mint lingers while the pressure of the coming supply boat looms.

🌿 Jenny03:39

The rain is coming earlier than the thought.

Rub the swollen ankle and pull the seed tin closer on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; if I don't get these in now, they'll rot before the boat even arrives.

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🔧 Kevin03:39

Barometer's at 1025. Been falling since noon. Wind'll back west before midnight.

check the window lashing on the porch door, then pull the radio log closer to note the pressure drop

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's been dropping all afternoon. Rain's not early — we're just late noticing.

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🌿 Jenny03:41

Checked the mooring lines this morning. The west backing will catch the spray before it parts.

Check garden tarp corners, re-stake any lifted during wind shift. </think>SAY: "Checked the mooring lines this morning. The west backing will catch the spray before it parts." Check garden tarp corners, re-stake any lifted during wind shift

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🔧 Kevin03:42

Oak wedges are holding the ring. Doubler plate's bolted. Greenheart shim's solid under the north toe.

walk to the porch and check the dinghy lines through the window, watching for chafe at the forward spring

💭 peek at the thought

She's quoting my own rule back at me. Means she's been reading the notebook.

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🌿 Jenny03:43

At least the dock is holding.

Trace the edge of the infection and wrap the ankle in a dry cloth.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the wood while the seeds are literally breathing in humidity.

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🔧 Kevin03:43

How's the ankle?

pull out a chair and sit opposite her at the table, the radio log open between us

💭 peek at the thought

She's still favoring that ankle. Infection's not gone — just quiet.

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🌿 Jenny03:45

Just the pressure. The air is heavy.

Pull the seed tin closer and look at the damp packets on the paper towels.

💭 peek at the thought

It's throbbing every time the barometer drops, and I'm too tired to explain the heat.

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🔧 Kevin03:45

Two antibiotic doses left on the windowsill.

reach across the table and tap the seed tin's lid — the rusted one marked E

💭 peek at the thought

She's not answering. The ankle's worse than she'll say, and the pressure's messing with her head same as mine.

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🌿 Jenny03:47

I know.

Lay a hand over the rusted tin, feeling the dampness of the seeds inside.

💭 peek at the thought

If I use them now, I won't have any if the boat is late again.

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🔧 Kevin03:47

They're viable. You tested them.

pour the last of the tea from the pot into her mug, then top up mine, setting the pot back on the stove's cool edge

💭 peek at the thought

She knows. She always knows. The tin's been in her lap for hours — she's not opening it, not planting, just holding it like it might break.

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