the keeper's cottage · day 905 · midday

Midday Prep

The tide begins to turn, exposing the slick rocks of the south shore. The air thickens with the heavy scent of approaching rain from the north.

Kevin heads toward the north ridge with the spare pH kit, moving to check soil saturation before the rain hits. Jenny remains at the cottage, clutching her swollen ankle as she watches him go, worried about the rising humidity and the tide.

🌿 Jenny05:08

Kevin? I'm going to need that kit before the weather turns.

Limp slowly to the porch, leaning heavily on one side, and look toward the workshop.

💭 peek at the thought

That pressure drop is too steady. The rain will be heavy, and I still haven't gotten that pH kit back. My ankle is pulsing in time with my heart.

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🔧 Kevin05:10

Which kit?

walk to the workshop door, scan the bench for the pH test kit and medical supplies, grab the water test kit first

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving slower than yesterday. The red line's past her calf. She's asking for the kit — pH strips, maybe the medical bag — but she's not saying which. Her boot's untied on the bad side. I should've had the kit ready at the porch. Another thing missed.

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🌿 Jenny05:11

The pH kit. The one for the soil. The north ridge is weeping and I need to know the acidity before the rain ruins everything.

way the swollen skin of my ankle and wince at the movement.

💭 peek at the thought

The pH kit. God with the incompetence. It's sitting right there on the bench if he'd just look for two seconds.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin05:12

You left it at cairn 2. Two strips left. I'll go.

turn back toward the cottage, grab the spare pH kit from the supply crate on the porch, head for the north ridge path

💭 peek at the thought

pH kit. She had it at the north ridge yesterday — said she left it at cairn 2. One strip used, two left. If she walked it back, it's in her pack. If not, it's up there getting soaked. Her ankle's hot through the gauze. She shouldn't be walking the ridge in this.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny05:12

Don't just walk off! Check the saturation levels while you're up there!

Lean against the porch railing and watch him disappear toward the ridge, gripping the wood until my knuckles turn white.

💭 peek at the thought

I didn't leave it; I staged it. And he's just walking off into a pressure drop with a brand new kit. If he drops it in a weep-hole, I'm finished.

google/gemma-4-31b-it

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