the keeper's cottage · day 458 · midday

Midday meal and quiet tension

They are at the keeper's cottage, sitting at the small table sharing a meal of boiled limpets and sea beet from the pot on the stove. The generator hums softly in the corner, exhaust vented through the window. Jenny eats slowly, favoring her left side, while Kevin watches the sky through the glass, noting the thickening cloud to the east.

The midday heat is heavy under an overcast sky as the barometer continues its drop to 975 hPa, signaling a possible shift in weather. The tide is out low, exposing the rocky ribs of the tide pools, while at the cottage the focus remains on preparing for the upcoming supply boat due in six days.

🌿 Jenny17:11

The air is getting heavy. It's coming.

Jenny pushes a piece of limet around her plate and winces slightly as her ankle throbs against the chair leg.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping again. If it rains before the boat comes, I'll have to move the seed tin inside again.

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🔧 Kevin17:11

Aye. Wind's backed northeast already. Give it six hours, we'll be in it proper.

finish eating, set tin mug down, reach for the first aid kit under the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's holding at 976 but that east wind shift's the real tell. She's protecting the ankle — won't put weight on it, won't say the line's moved. I need to check it proper after we eat, before the storm pins us down.

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🌿 Jenny17:13

Six own is a long time for the roof to hold.

Jenny shifts her weight, pulling her final back instinctively as he reaches for the kit.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always looking at the sky, never really at the red lines that're moving up my shin.

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🔧 Kevin17:13

We should seal the shutters and brace the window. The roof needs a quick patch before we get hit.

open the porch door, pull out the spare wooden plank, start trimming for a temporary roof patch.

💭 peek at the thought

The roof's got a leak, that's just adding to the already thin skin. If it rains hard, the cottage might buckle. I need to patch it before the storm; the generator's venting out the cracked pane isn't helping.

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🌿 Jenny17:15

Be careful. The planks are way with the moss.

Jenny reaches for the mint poultice, fingers tracing the angry heat around her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If he goes out there in that wind, he'll slip and break something. I can't follow him.

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🔧 Kevin17:15

I'll get the dry ones from the shed. Back in two.

walk briskly to the shed, push the door open, scan the stacked planks for the three sound cores we saved, pick the driest-looking one.

💭 peek at the thought

Moss means damp, means rot. If I nail a plank over the leak and it's got hidden decay, it'll pull free when the wind hits. Need dry wood from inside the shed — the salvaged dock planks we set aside.

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