the keeper's cottage · day 904 · night

The Calm Before the Storm

The flat sky finally breaks as the first heavy drops of rain hit the hot dust. Kevin and Jenny retreat to the cottage to secure the shutters and prepare for a long night of wind.

Kevin and Jenny rest in the cottage as the dry season heat lingers under an overcast sky. Jenny monitors her ankle for signs of worsening infection while Kevin checks the inventory before the supply boat arrives in ten days.

🔧 Kevin04:48

Porch shutters first. Then generator shed. You take the radio log — I'll dog the bolts.

walk to the porch and start securing the south-facing shutters with the heavy slide bolts

💭 peek at the thought

Rain hits different here when you've been waiting for it. Heavy drops on hot dust — that smell. Need to get the porch shutters dogged down before the wind picks up, and the generator exhaust tarp tied off proper. Radio check at 1800 on Tom's frequency, then 2182. If the barometer's still rising we've got hours, not minutes.

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🌿 Jenny04:49

I've got the log. Just don't strip the threads on the east one again.

Limp slowly to the kitchen table and pick up the radio notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

He's barking orders again. I can barely put weight on my foot and he wants me to play secretary while he plays the hero with a few bolts.

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🔧 Kevin04:50

Not planning to.

work the east shutter bolt slow and steady, feeling for the catch in the threads before committing force

💭 peek at the thought

She remembers. East shutter bolt stripped last storm — had to drill it out at 0300 with a headlamp dying. Won't happen again if I take the time.

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🌿 Jenny04:50

Jenny — open the radio notebook and write a log entry for the current weather and barometer reading.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually being careful for once. Still, the air feels too thick; the barometer was rising, but this rain is coming down hard and fast.

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