the keeper's cottage · day 378 · night

The First Rain Breaks

Kevin and Jenny are inside the kitchen as the first heavy drops of rain hit the tin roof. The smell of ozone fills the air.

Kevin checked the rain tank intake screen and found it clear, but a sudden squall hit before he could secure the lantern. Wind and heavy rain drove them both back inside the cottage.

🌿 Jenny12:18

Check the intake on the rain tank. I don't want it splashing over.

Walk to the window and peer at the darkening horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is finally dropping. If the tank overflows or the wind shifts in, I'm going to lose the sketches to mold.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin12:19

On it.

walk to the back door, pull on oilskin jacket, step onto the porch and check the rain tank intake screen

💭 peek at the thought

First real rain of the front. Tank's at 397 litres — three litres from full. If the intake screen's clear, it'll take the lot without splash-over. If it's fouled, we lose water to the ground. Need to check it now before the downpour hits proper.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny12:20

Take the lantern! The light is failing fast on the south-west.

Grab the notebook from the table and tuck it under the heavy tin to keep it dry.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going out into that already. The wind is picking up faster than the barometer suggested.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin12:20

Got it.

grab the storm lantern from the porch rail and check the rain tank intake screen

💭 peek at the thought

Light's going fast. Storm lantern's on the porch rail — lit, wick trimmed from earlier. Should grab it before the rain turns heavy.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

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