the keeper's cottage · day 339 · night

The Rising Tide

The heat begins to break slightly as the sun vanishes, but the air remains heavy. The water laps higher against the dock pilings, and the sound of the tide is the only noise in the stillness.

The heat is a physical weight, 31°C and dry, pressing the air out of the cottage. The barometer shows a slow drop to 1026 hPa, hinting at a shift despite the current stillness. The tide is high, lapping steadily against the reinforced dock pilings.

🔧 Kevin23:03

Kevin — walk back to the cottage porch, pause at the rail to check the dinghy lines one more time, then go inside to the radio shelf

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's still pushing. Ring held with the wedges but the mortise is chewed. Need to sister it proper at low water tomorrow if the supply boat doesn't show. Jenny's ankle — she won't let me near it. Stubborn as the engine was.

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🌿 Jenny23:03

I'm going to start the limpets.

Walk into the kitchen and put the pot of water on the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving, and the house feels too small for the both of us tonight. I can't keep ignoring the tasks I missed today.

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🔧 Kevin23:05

I'll check the shortwave. Tom's frequency. 0400's in a few hours.

move to the radio shelf, switch on the shortwave, let the tubes warm, tune to Tom's frequency and listen

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's moving. Eating. The pot's already on — she must've set it up before I got back. Ankle's not stopping her from cooking.

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🌿 Jenny23:06

Jenny is quiet for a moment.

flagged: empty

💭 peek at the thought

If he's going to the radio, I might as well focus on the food. My stomach is

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