the keeper's cottage · day 910 · night

Return to the shelter

They reach the cottage just as the first heavy drops of rain hit the roof. The wind picks up from the south.

Dawn breaks under a heavy, grey sky. The air is stagnant and humid, smelling of salt and damp earth. The tide remains high, the water lapping rhythmically against the reinforced dock pilings. Inside the cottage, the humidity is a physical weight, and the smell of the curing wood in the foundation seeps through the floorboards.

🌿 Jenny10:06

Close the door quick, before the porch floods.

Lean the drift cane against the wall and limp toward the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

Just in time. The air is too thick; it's going to be a deluge.

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🔧 Kevin10:06

Got it.

pull the porch door shut and dog the latch, then walk to the back wall to check the rain tank overflow channel

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's coming down hard now. Need to secure the porch and check the tank overflow before it backs up. She's moving slow — ankle's still bad.

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🌿 Jenny10:08

Check the grate! If there's leaf litter in the channel, it'll overflow right into the sill.

Limp to the stove and set the kettle on the burner.

💭 peek at the thought

I hope the overflow isn't blocked by that debris from the last blow. If it backs up, we're just inviting the foundation to soften.

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🔧 Kevin10:08

On it.

step out onto the porch, crouch at the tank's overflow grate, and pull out wet leaves and grit with gloved fingers

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The oak shims and epoxy we packed in the overflow channel last week — if the grate's clogged, the water's got nowhere to go but under the foundation.

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