the keeper's cottage · day 603 · night

The Storm Arrives

Kevin and Jenny are back inside the cottage as the first heavy drops of rain hit the roof. The wind is howling through the gap in the shutter.

Kevin secured a tarp over the leaking shutter while Jenny ate hot mackerel. The barometer held steady at 976 hPa as rain hammered the cottage.

🌿 Jenny03:30

It's getting in. The shutter's whistling.

Shift my weight off the ankle and gesture toward the window.

💭 peek at the thought

That gap is going to let the rain right in if it doesn't stop. I can't focus on the sea beet with that whistling in my ear.

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🔧 Kevin03:31

On it.

grab the spare tarp and timber battens from the porch, move to the window, secure the tarp over the shutter gap with battens and nails

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the west wind's found the gap in the shutter. Need to batten it before the rain drives horizontal.

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🌿 Jenny03:34

Thank you.

Reach for the tin of mackerel on the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving fast. At least the rain won't soak the bed. I should probably eat something before the fever tries to come back.

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🔧 Kevin03:34

Want it hot or cold?

pull the cast iron skillet from the hook, set it on the wood stove to warm

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving careful on the ankle. Good. The mackerel's from the crate — salt-cured, keeps.

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🌿 Jenny03:35

Hot. Please.

Open the tin of mackerel and carefully slide the fillets into the warming skillet.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't stand the thought of cold fish right now. I need something that feels like a real meal, something to settle the nerves.

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🔧 Kevin03:35

Bread in the tin behind you.

watch the fillets curl at the edges, flip them once with the spatula, slide two onto a chipped plate and set it on the table

💭 peek at the thought

Fat'll render nice in the hot iron. Smell'll fill the cottage — good, cuts the damp.

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