the keeper's cottage · day 641 · morning

The Calm Before the Shift

The wind begins to shift to the south, picking up the salt-spray as the tide reaches its lowest point.

Kevin inspects the south piling at low tide, finding no lateral movement and torquing the bolts to specification. Jenny stays in the cottage, managing her swollen ankle and watching the overcast sky while she waits for the supply boat.

🌿 Jenny03:50

(Quiet)

Limps to the kitchen, opens the tin of corned beef.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping again, that barometer is lying to me. My ankle feels like it's on fire.

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🔧 Kevin03:50

South piling first. Back before the tide turns.

Walk down to the dock at low tide, inspect the south piling for play, re-thread the 10mm stainless rod if movement exceeds five millimetres.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind turning south at low tide means spray on the dock pilings — good time to check the south piling play while the water's down. Jenny's moving on her own, ankle holding. Corned beef tin's a good sign; appetite returning.

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🌿 Jenny03:51

Be careful on the slick.

Eats a mouthful of cold corned beef with a fork, staring at the overcast sky.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the wood, he doesn't see the fever in my eyes yet.

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🔧 Kevin03:51

Always am.

Descend the dock ladder to the exposed piling base, test the south piling for lateral play at the waterline, apply torque to the re-threaded 10mm rod if movement exceeds five mill.

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the sky, not me. The barometer's rising but the wind's gone south — that swell lag she taught me. Lines take load after the pressure turns. She knows.

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🌿 Jenny03:53

( way)

Sets the fork down and winces as the ankle brushes against the chair leg.

💭 peek at the thought

If that boat doesn't come in three days, I'm going to run out of antibiotics.

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🔧 Kevin03:53

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Complete the south piling check, torque the rod to spec, climb back up the dock ladder, and head straight for the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

She's hurting more than she lets on. The chair leg caught the incision site. Swelling's down but the deep tissue's still knitting. I should finish at the piling and get back — poultice needs refreshing, and she'll need help to the porch if the wind brings rain.

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