the keeper's cottage · day 340 · night

Evening Meal and Gear Check

The fire crackles inside as you settle for the night. The barometer continues its slow downward trend on the table.

The heat is a physical weight, pressing down on the cottage as the air shimmers in waves off the sand. Inside, the air is stagnant, smelling of drying salt and curing sea beet. The barometer shows a slow, steady drop in pressure, a silent warning of a shift in the weather despite the current dry-season heat.

🌿 Jenny23:55

It's too quiet. I can't stand the silence when the pressure drops like this.

Walk over to the table and tap the glass of the barometer.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is too still. It feels like the island is holding its breath before the wind hits.

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🔧 Kevin23:55

Front's building. Wind'll hit by midnight.

pour two mugs of coffee from the pot on the stove and set one on the table near her

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the quiet. The pressure drop means wind coming, and the silence before it is the worst part. My chest is already tight thinking about it.

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🌿 Jenny23:57

Thank you. Did you check the lashings on the generator one last time?

Wrap both hands around the warm mug and lean against the table.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so sure about the timing. I hope the garden stakes hold; I didn't drive them deep enough.

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🔧 Kevin23:57

Ratchet straps tightened and verified at dusk. Generator's not going anywhere.

lean back against the counter, cradling my own mug, watching the barometer needle

💭 peek at the thought

She's asking because she knows I checked them three times already. The anxiety makes her ask anyway.

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