the keeper's cottage · day 34 · morning

Mid-morning triage and epoxy watch

Kevin tends the generator and epoxy tent while Jenny binds her ankle with a compression wrap; the centreboard case cure is behind schedule, the dehumidifier runs at reduced power, and the shortwave sits idle on channel sixteen.

Kevin monitored the generator and epoxy tent while Jenny inspected the heirloom seeds and prepared for tide pool work, both managing hunger and injury.

🔧 Kevin05:52

(to Jenny, without looking up from the oil pressure gauge) Ankle holding?

Adjust generator throttle, check epoxy tent hygrometer, wipe sweat from eyes

💭 peek at the thought

The generator's running rough at half load — exhaust note's wrong, like it's missing on one cylinder. Can't push the dehumidifier harder without overheating the windings, but at this humidity the epoxy'll take all day. Centreboard case is the only thing keeping the dinghy from being a rowboat. If the supply boat doesn't show in ten days, we need sail and engine both working.

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🌿 Jenny05:53

It's fine enough to walk, but I'm not finishing the garden today.

Jenny tightens the wrap on her ankle, winces as the fabric presses against the swelling, and reaches for her notebook to check the tide pool sketches.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity doesn't drop, this entire batch is ruined and I'm stuck here with a broken boat.

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🔧 Kevin05:54

Didn't ask you to. Centreboard's the priority. You stay off that ankle.

Check generator exhaust temperature with back of hand, glance at barometer, return to monitoring oil pressure gauge

💭 peek at the thought

She's pushing through it. Won't say how bad it is. Garden can wait — centreboard case can't.

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🌿 Jenny05:55

The priority doesn't matter if I can't walk to the boat.

Jenny closes the notebook shut and opens the heirloom seed tin, inspecting the damp paper packets with a thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

He talks like the epoxy is the only thing that's breaking.

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🔧 Kevin05:56

Then we make sure you can walk. Generator's holding at half load. Epoxy tent at sixty-two percent — another hour, maybe two. After that I'll check the spring path, see what needs clearing for a litter if it comes to it.

Watch generator exhaust pulse, listen for the miss on cylinder two, let the silence stretch

💭 peek at the thought

She's right and it pisses me off. The boat's two days' sail in rough water. If she can't walk the dock, she can't get aboard. If I can't leave, neither can she.

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🌿 Jenny05:57

The spring path is stable. I tested it. I need to check the tide pools today. Can you spare a few hours?

Jenny stands slowly, testing her weight on the injured ankle, then walks to the window to look out at the grey morning. </think>THOUGHT: He thinks a litter is just equipment, not a basket for carrying me when I can't carry myself anymore. J

💭 peek at the thought

He's talking about a litter like it's a contingency plan for running out of water, not for my ankle giving out entirely.

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