the keeper's cottage · day 103 · night

Evening meal and supply list review

Kevin and Jenny meet at the cottage kitchen as full dark settles. The wood stove radiates steady heat. The supply list clipboard sits on the table with Kevin's charcoal additions: flour, water test strips, coffee. Outside, the tide continues rising against the dock pilings. They share the last of the tinned corned beef and discuss tomorrow's supply boat arrival.

The night air cools as the onshore breeze steadies, the tide pushing high against the cottage stones. Kevin and Jenny prepare for the morning arrival, focusing on the mechanical readiness of the dinghy. In the darkness of the far beach, a sea turtle digs a deep trench in the sand to begin its nesting.

🌿 Jenny14:43

The tide is coming in high. We need to be ready at the dock by dawn.

Moves the drying mint sprigs to the edge of the stove and marks the water level on the clipboard.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't show tomorrow, we're out of coffee in five days and I need to check the water filter again.

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🔧 Kevin14:43

Dawn. I'll have the dinghy ready to run a line if the swell's up.

pull out a chair, sit, and reach for the corned beef tin

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the tide — spring tides run higher here, and the supply boat captain won't wait if the dock's awash. The list looks thin. Flour, water strips, coffee. We'll need more if the boat doesn't come next cycle.

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🌿 Jenny14:45

way make sure the seacocks are clear. I don't want to be stranded without supplies again.

Scrapes the last of the beef onto a plate and slides it toward him.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always worried about the swell, but the barometer is dropping.

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🔧 Kevin14:45

Seacocks first thing. I'll check the launch intake before they're alongside.

take the plate, fork a bite, chew slowly while watching the stove door glow

💭 peek at the thought

She's thinking ahead. Good. The seacocks on the supply boat's launch were sticky last time — salt crust buildup on the intake. If they seize, the pump fails and they can't get water over the bar. I should check ours tonight too, while the tide's high enough to test flow.

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🌿 Jenny14:47

I'll have the radio on to signal once we see the smoke. We need that extra flour.

Picks up the mint sprigs and rearranges them in a single layer on the paper towel near the heat.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the intake; the salt crusts do wonders to the filters.

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🔧 Kevin14:47

Radio check at 0500. Channel 16 and the trust frequency.

finish the bite, wipe the fork on the tin's rim, set it down

💭 peek at the thought

Flour means bread means calories that stick. The sack we have is compromised — rat got to it. Coffee's a luxury but it keeps the watch sharp. Water strips... six left. If the boat's delayed again, we ration testing.

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