the keeper's cottage · day 883 · morning

Morning Boat Prep

Kevin and Jenny meet in the kitchen area to plan the final tasks before the supply boat arrives tomorrow morning.

Kevin begins working on the cottage shutters while Jenny finishes her meal and rests her ankle. The tide continues to rise, and the heat remains heavy under the overcast dry-season sky.

🌿 Jenny00:07

The limpets are ready. I need to eat before I check the radio again.

Unwraps the bandage from her ankle, winces at the red streaking, and moves toward the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the tide, and if that boat doesn't have antibiotics, I'm going to lose my mind.

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🔧 Kevin00:07

Eat first. Radio at 0800. I'll plane the seaward shutters while you're at it.

Set the kettle on the stove and pull two tin mugs from the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

The red streaking's still there, past the calf now. She's not saying it but the fever's holding. Need to watch that line.

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🌿 Jenny00:08

Fine. But if the radio says they're delayed, don't expect me to help you lift those planks.

Ladles the remaining limpets into a tin mug and leans heavily against the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

He's still talking about the shutters. Always the woodwork, never the biology.

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🔧 Kevin00:09

Boat's not delayed. Barometer's steady. You sit, I'll lift.

Nudge a stool toward her with my boot and pull the corned beef tin from the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring the left leg hard. The streaking's angry. Should make her sit, but she'll fight it.

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🌿 Jenny00:10

I can sit. Just don't let the corned beef burn.

Sinks onto the stool with a sigh and begins eating the limpets slowly.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks a steady barometer is a guarantee. Nature doesn't work on a schedule, and neither does my leg.

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🔧 Kevin00:10

Wouldn't dream of it.

Slice the corned beef into the hot skillet, fat sizzling, and fork the limpets in after.

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's eating. That's something. The corned beef fat'll help the limpets go down.

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