the keeper's cottage · day 109 · night

Nightfall and Rain

The first drops of rain finally hit the dust of the shrine roof. You and Jenny retreat to the kitchen as the storm begins to settle.

Kevin and Jenny spend the evening inside the cottage as the humidity rises under the overcast sky. They rest and prepare for the night, keeping an eye on the approaching supply boat arrival due in five days.

🌿 Jenny21:03

The tank is nearly full. Let's get the seeds closer to the stove.

wipe the condensation off the window and move the heirloom seed trays to the kitchen table.

💭 peek at the thought

way, the water is coming. I hope the humidity doesn't rot the trays before they sprout.

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🔧 Kevin21:03

Stove shelf's clear. Top rack stays cooler.

Move the cast iron skillet to the back burner and clear the top shelf near the flue for the seed trays.

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's been steady at 1016. Rain's late but not unexpected. She's moving the trays without asking — good. Means she's watching the humidity like I am.

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🌿 Jenny21:04

Good. I'll put them there where I can watch the moisture.

place the heirloom seed trays on the top shelf of the stove and open my notebook to the sea beet sketches.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right, the heat from the flue will keep them dry without scorching them.

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🔧 Kevin21:05

Kevin — pull the kettle from the hook, fill it from the tank tap, and set it on the stove to heat. Grab two mugs from the shelf while it comes up.

💭 peek at the thought

She's settling in with the notebook. The sketches are detailed — salt glands, leaf cross-sections, the whole morphology. She's not just passing time; she's learning the island's plants properly. That matters more than she knows.

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🌿 Jenny21:06

I'll make some mint tea while the water boils.

pick up my pencil and start detailing the salt glands on the sea beet leaves I dried yesterday.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving, but the smell of those limpets is making my head spin.

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