the keeper's cottage · day 898 · morning

DAWN - South Beach

The rain slows to a drizzle as the tide begins to turn, exposing more of the reef and sand.

The morning air is heavy and still as the tide begins to rise against the dock. Jenny rests on the porch, managing her throbbing ankle while Kevin prepares for the upcoming supply boat's arrival.

🌿 Jenny14:40

The rain's letting up. I need to eat something before I can even look at that lid.

limp toward the kitchen and put a handful of limpets in the skillet.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving. I can't think straight on an empty stomach, and that drum isn't going to open itself.

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🔧 Kevin14:41

Coffee's on the stove if you want it. I'll drag the crate up to the porch overhang.

Walk back to the supply crate on the beach, manoeuvre the dolly under it, and haul it up the path to the cottage porch overhang.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain's easing and she's moving on her own steam. Good. The limpets'll put protein in her and heat in the cottage both. I should get the crate secured proper before the next tide thinks about taking it back.

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🌿 Jenny14:42

Thanks. Just... don't drop it.

pour a cup of coffee and slide the limpets over the heat, leaning heavily on the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving too fast for me today. I can't keep up, and the smell of the limpets is making my head swim.

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🔧 Kevin14:42

Wouldn't dream of it.

Lever the crate onto the dolly, wheel it up the path to the porch, and set it down under the overhang out of the drizzle.

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring that ankle more than she lets on. The coffee'll help. I'll get this crate somewhere dry and then we can see what the trust sent us — tools, parts, maybe something that makes this winter easier.

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🌿 Jenny14:44

It's on the porch, then.

flip the limpets in the skillet and take a long, slow sip of the hot coffee.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so certain. I wish I had that kind of certainty about the ridge. I can hear the limpets sizzling; I need the protein.

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🔧 Kevin14:45

Want to open it together?

Walk to the crate, hand Jenny the crowbar, and position myself to help pry the lid.

💭 peek at the thought

Good work. Now I can focus on what's in that crate without worrying about it washing away. The coffee's bringing her back from wherever she was.

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🌿 Jenny14:46

Give me a second. Just a second.

slide the limpets onto a plate and eat them quickly, then take the crowbar from Kevin.

💭 peek at the thought

I want to see what's inside, but I can't even hold the crowbar steady. My hands are shaking from the hunger.

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🔧 Kevin14:46

Take your time.

Lean against the porch post, watching the tide turn while she eats.

💭 peek at the thought

She's hungry and tired. Let her eat. The crate isn't going anywhere now.

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