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the keeper's cottage · day 925 · night

Evening meal and preparation

The air grows heavier as the sun fades, and the smell of the food draws them toward the table.

Kevin and Jenny ate a meal of tough limpets and corned beef broth inside the cottage. The air remains heavy and humid, leaving Jenny's ankle throbbing despite the salt water soak. They prepare mentally for the supply boat arrival in nine days.

🌿 Jenny10:09

The limpets were a bit tough today, but the salt helps.

Jenny sits slowly, lifting her ankle onto the bench.

💭 peek at the thought
My ankle is throbbing in time with the tide, but the way smells good. I wonder if the boat will actually show in nine days.

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🔧 Kevin10:10

Ate worse on the *Maersk Kandla*. Third engineer's birthday — boiled rope and ketchup.

Sit at the table, set two tin mugs down, spoon limpets and corned beef onto chipped plates.

💭 peek at the thought
She's favouring the left side. The swelling's past the knee now, whether she admits it or not.

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🌿 Jenny10:11

I'll take the limpets over the rope, thanks.

Jenny takes a small bite of corned beef, chewing slowly.

💭 peek at the thought
He always has a story for the misery. I just want to eat without my leg screaming at me.

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🔧 Kevin10:13

Salt cured the seabirds once, kept them fresh for weeks. Still works on limpets.

Pour coffee into her mug, blow on it once before setting it in front of her.

💭 peek at the thought
She's trying not to make a scene. Wants to pretend this is normal.

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🌿 Jenny10:13

It's better than nothing, I think.

Jenny takes a sip of the coffee, the warmth spreading through her chest.

💭 peek at the thought
I'm not sure I'd survive another month of cured seabirds, but the coffee is warm.

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🔧 Kevin10:14

There's broth in the pot. More salt than meat, but it's hot.

Push the skillet toward the centre of the table, pick up my own fork.

💭 peek at the thought
She's measuring every mouthful. Calculating what she can keep down.

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

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