the keeper's cottage · day 906 · night

The Height of the Storm

The wind howls through the radio mast, and the interior of the cottage grows with the smell of damp wood and woodsmoke.

The warm rain continues to drum against the cottage roof, keeping the humidity high and making outdoor work impossible. They stay inside as the tide recedes, preparing for the upcoming supply boat arrival in eight days.

🔧 Kevin06:33

Kevin — walk to the porch and check the generator shed through the rain

💭 peek at the thought

The storm's here proper now. Wind's shifted west-northwest and it's got teeth. Jenny's asleep finally — antibiotics and exhaustion. I should check the generator shed seals again and the dock lines before the tide turns fully.

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🌿 Jenny06:35

Kevin, I need you to check the generator shed - make sure everything's secured against that wind.

walk to the generator shed and check the door latch through the rain

💭 peek at the thought

The wind is picking up - that's not just rain, it's getting serious. I need to check if the generator shed is secure before the storm hits harder.

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🔧 Kevin06:35

Already on it. Back in a minute.

pull the porch door shut behind me and walk down the slick path to the generator shed, headlamp beam cutting through the rain

💭 peek at the thought

She's up. Heard me on the porch or the wind woke her. Either way, she's right — the shed door's been sticky since the last swell. I'll check it proper.

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🌿 Jenny06:36

Jenny — lean back into the chair and gently massage the swelling around my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so certain. I hope he actually checks the lashings and doesn't just glance at the door. I can't stand the thought of that generator shifting in the wind.

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🔧 Kevin06:36

Kevin — grab a length of the heavy weather line from the shed wall, thread it through the corner cleat and down to the ground stake, cinch it tight with a trucker's hitch, then walk back up the path to the cottage porch

💭 peek at the thought

The shed door's latched but the hasp's got play in it — salt corrosion eating the screw holes. Wind's got the roof panels humming. I'll run a line from the corner cleat to the ground stake, take the load off the hinges. Then back to the cottage.

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🌿 Jenny06:38

Did the lashings hold?

shift my ankle slightly and reach for the manifest on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

He actually used a trucker's hitch. Unexpectedly thorough. Still, the air feels too heavy, like the barometer is lying to me.

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