the keeper's cottage · day 912 · morning

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

The water from the tap runs clear and cool, filling the tin mug as Kevin watches the flow. Jenny holds the test strip to the light, her eyes narrowed as she waits for the chemical reaction. The morning humidity is heavy, clinging to the skin, and the sound of the high tide is strong against the cottage walls.

🌿 Jenny11:28

Jenny — limp to the kitchen table and sit down heavily.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't even think about the garden wall today. My ankle is pulsing, and I'm starving. I need calories and a seat that doesn't require balance.

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🔧 Kevin11:28

Coffee's on. Mug by the stove.

pour a second mug from the kettle and set it on the table in front of her

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving slower than yesterday. The humidity's swelling everything.

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🌿 Jenny11:30

Thanks.

Wrap fingers around the warm tin mug and take a slow sip.

💭 peek at the thought

He's trying. At least he's doing the one thing that doesn't require a blueprint or a fight with the mud.

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🔧 Kevin11:30

Water test kit's new. Two strips left after today. Want to run the tank now or after the supply boat check?

pull the water test kit from the shelf and set it on the table between us

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's drinking. That's something.

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🌿 Jenny11:33

Now. Let's just get it over with.

Reach for the test kit and pull out a strip.

💭 peek at the thought

Now. I want to know if the rain's leached anything into the tank before I'm too tired to care.

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🔧 Kevin11:33

Tank's at 379. Rain last night topped it some.

unscrew the tank tap and hold a clean tin mug under the flow

💭 peek at the thought

She wants it done. Good. One less thing hanging.

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