the keeper's cottage · day 900 · afternoon

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

The heat is oppressive as the sky thickens, signaling an approaching storm. Jenny rests inside, managing the throbbing in her ankle while the atmospheric pressure continues to drop. Kevin prepares the cottage for the coming supply boat arrival in four days.

🌿 Jenny01:11

The clouds are getting heavy. Rain is coming.

Sit on the porch steps, rubbing the swollen ankle through the gauze, and watch the light fade over the weeds.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat is pressing down, it feels like breathing through wool. My ankle is pulsing in time with the flies.

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🔧 Kevin01:11

Tank's at three-seventy-six. Garden's tarped. Dock's lashed. Generator's got clean fuel.

walk to the back wall, check the tank sight gauge, then pull the porch shutter hooks free and swing the boards closed

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's held at 982 all afternoon. She's reading the sky better than the glass. Rain's not the problem — it's what the ground does after.

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🌿 Jenny01:13

I'll check the seed tin again before it gets dark.

Stand up slowly, limping toward the kitchen, and lift the heavy tin from the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always checking the inventory like the numbers will stop the island from eating us.

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🔧 Kevin01:13

Leave it on the table. I'll bring the light.

pick up the storm lantern from the porch table, carry it inside, and set it on the kitchen table beside where she's setting the tin down

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving careful. Ankle's still bad but she won't say it. Tin's been warm on the stove shelf — good for the seeds, bad for her back bending over it.

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