the keeper's cottage · day 438 · evening

Evening after the storm

They sit together at the kitchen table, the sound of the rain steady against the roof as they plan the next day's repairs.

Kevin and Jenny spend the evening inside the cottage as a steady rain beats against the roof. They discuss the plan to clear the spruce from the spring path next morning while Jenny monitors her swelling ankle. The barometer continues to drop, signaling that the weather is not yet breaking.

🌿 Jenny22:03

The tank is full, but we need to move that spruce in the morning.

Jenny pushes the sea beet sketches away from the edge of the table and rubs her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If the pressure keeps dropping, I won't even be able to reach the dock when the boat comes. My leg is throbbing in time with the rain.

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🔧 Kevin22:03

First light. Chainsaw's sharp. Wedges in the pack.

pour coffee into both tin mugs, set one in front of Jenny

💭 peek at the thought

The spruce across the spring path isn't moving itself. First light, chainsaw, wedges. Jenny's ankle looks better — pen line held. But she's still favouring it.

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🌿 Jenny22:05

I'll have the sketches dry by then.

Jenny wraps both hands around the warm mug, letting the heat sink into her fingers.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the wood, like if if he fixes the path the island won't win.

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🔧 Kevin22:05

Barometer's 975 and steady. If it holds through the night, the dock buys us six days.

sit down at the table with my own mug, blow steam off the top

💭 peek at the thought

She's steady. Sketches drying, ankle holding, tank full. Only the spruce and the barometer standing between us and the supply boat.

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🌿 Jenny22:07

Let's hope the pressure stays up then.

Jenny takes a slow sip of the coffee, eyes tracking the rain race down the windowpane.

💭 peek at the thought

Six days is a long time for an infection to travel up a leg.

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🔧 Kevin22:07

Wind's not up. Just rain. If the southeast stays quiet, the dock holds.

sip coffee, set mug down, pull the notebook closer and flip to the dock repair page

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the weather like I do. Same language. The rain's heavy but the glass isn't flexing — no wind yet. That's something.

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🌿 Jenny22:09

I need to check the swelling again in the morning.

Jenny shifts her weight, grimacing as a sharp pain lances through her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If the dock holds, I can actually get to the supply boat when he arrives.

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🔧 Kevin22:09

I'll change the dressing first light. Poultice fresh, gauze clean.

reach across the table, lay my hand flat on hers where it grips the mug, warm and steady

💭 peek at the thought

Pain just spiked. She's masking it, but that grimace wasn't just stiffness. Infection's still in there.

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