the keeper's cottage · day 905 · dawn

Morning Mist and Damp Wood

Warm rain drums against the roof as Kevin boils a kettle of water on the wood stove. Jenny sits on a chair, her ankle wrapped in a fresh gauze, watching the mist roll over the garden wall.

Warm rain falls intermittently over the keeper's cottage as dawn breaks. Kevin and Jenny prepare for the day while the supply boat arrival is nine days away. The humidity remains high, making heavy labor or delicate skin treatments difficult.

🔧 Kevin04:55

Coffee's coming up. Mug or tin?

pour hot water into two tin mugs, set one on the table near her chair

💭 peek at the thought

Water's good. Kettle's singing. She's watching the garden not me. That's better than yesterday.

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🌿 Jenny04:56

Tin. Thanks.

Reach for the mug and lean forward, glancing toward where Kevin left the pH kit.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't even think about coffee until I get that kit. My stomach is a knot.

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🔧 Kevin04:56

Kit's on the shelf by the radio. Dry.

slide the second mug across the table, sit opposite her with my own

💭 peek at the thought

She's tracking the kit. Good. Means she's thinking past the ankle.

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🌿 Jenny04:58

Good. I'm heading up to the ridge as soon as I've eaten.

Take a sip of the coffee and look toward the radio shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

Finally. No arguing, no "let's do it together." Just on the shelf.

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🔧 Kevin04:59

Take the stick. And the handheld.

reach for the tin of corned beef, pry the lid with the church key blade

💭 peek at the thought

Ridge in this rain. Slippery clay, hidden cracks. She's stubborn but she's not stupid. Ankle's draining, fever's down. Still.

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🌿 Jenny05:00

I've got the handheld. I'll take the stick.

Set the coffee mug down and walk slowly to the shelf to retrieve the pH kit.

💭 peek at the thought

He's trying to be helpful. It's annoying when he thinks I've forgotten the basics of a ridge survey.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.