the keeper's cottage · day 785 · morning

Morning Meal

They meet at the cottage as the sun struggles through the grey haze. The smell of boiled limpets fills the small room.

The morning air is heavy and still at 25°C as the dry season lingers. The tide is receding, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools, while the barometer shows a steady rise to 996 hPa, suggesting the dry weather will hold before the supply boat arrives.

🔧 Kevin05:58

Coffee's on. Mug on the shelf.

ladle limpets from the pot into a tin bowl, set it on the table alongside the mug

💭 peek at the thought

The limpets are rubbery but hot. The grey light makes the cottage feel smaller. She's moving slower than yesterday — ankle still weighs on her.

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🌿 Jenny05:59

Thanks.

Winces as she shifts weight off her left foot, reaching for the mug with a shaky hand.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the pulse, and I can't even look at the seeds without feeling the weight of them under my skin.

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🔧 Kevin06:00

Eat first. Then I'll look at it.

sit opposite her with my own bowl, cracking a limpet shell with the spoon

💭 peek at the thought

The shake isn't from cold. Antibiotics should've steadied her by now. Need to check the wound again after breakfast.

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🌿 Jenny06:01

I'm not really hungry.

Takes a small, reluctant bite of the limpet, eyes fixed on the tin of seeds on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks a quick look will fix weeks of炎症, but the rot is already too deep in the bone.

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🔧 Kevin06:02

Tin E isn't going anywhere. Neither are the seeds.

pry another limpet free, chew slowly, watch her fingers on the mug

💭 peek at the thought

She's fixating on the tin. The rusted one marked E. Hasn't touched it since the crate. Won't until I do.

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🌿 Jenny06:03

I know.

Takes a sip of the bitter coffee, the heat radiating through her palm as she avoids touching the swelling on her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He talks like they're anchored, but I'm the one who has to watch them for rot in the damp.

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