the keeper's cottage · day 130 · dawn

The Morning Heat

The sun beats down on the tin roof as the air inside grows heavy and humid. Jenny checks the moisture in the heirloom seedling trays while Kevin inspects the Yanmar starter components on the table.

The sun rises over Sorrel Island with a punishing heat, already sitting at 29°C. The air is dead still, with no breeze to break the humidity. At the cottage, the barometer is dropping to 1006 hPa, signaling a potential shift in the dry season weather despite the clear morning sky.

🌿 Jenny15:26

It's stifling in here. We should probably crack the door to the porch for a breeze, or these trays will rot.

Touch the soil of the tomato seedlings to check for dampness.

💭 peek at the thought

I can feel the humidity clinging to my skin. If it gets any heavier in here, the seedlings are going to damp off before they even have a chance.

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🔧 Kevin15:27

Door's sticky. Give it a shoulder.

crack the porch door open and wipe down the Yanmar starter housing with a dry rag

💭 peek at the thought

Heat's making the epoxy sweat. Starter bendix splines are worn but clean — might buy another month. Jenny's right about the door; humidity'll kill the seedlings faster than the sun.

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🌿 Jenny15:28

Thanks.

Gently rotate the seed trays to ensure the seedlings get even light from the open door.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on that engine. It's like a mechanical prayer. I hope the breeze actually reaches the counter.

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🔧 Kevin15:28

Light's better on the left side. Tilt the back tray.

set the starter bendix aside on a clean rag and reach for the fuel line coils to begin the replacement

💭 peek at the thought

She's gentle with them. More gentle than she is with herself lately. The light falls different through the door crack — sharp line across the floorboards.

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🌿 Jenny15:30

I've got it, Kevin.

Tilt the back tray slightly to the left and move toward the pantry to check for food.

💭 peek at the thought

He's acting like he knows the phototropism of a tomato plant. He's not wrong, but the tone is... precise.

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🔧 Kevin15:31

Pantry's low. I'll hit the spring after this line — bring back whatever's green.

cut the cracked section from the old fuel line with the wire snips and measure the replacement hose against it

💭 peek at the thought

She's taking charge where I left gaps. Pantry's got the corned beef and limpets — nothing fresh. I should've checked the spring yesterday.

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🌿 Jenny15:33

Just don't pull up the roots of everything you see. Be selective.

Open the pantry door and peer behind the shelves to see if the rat trap has been sprung.

💭 peek at the thought

"Whatever's green." Such a vague way to describe foraging. I'm the one who actually knows what's edible and what's toxic.

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🔧 Kevin15:33

Only take what regenerates. Spring cress and purslane. Leave the roots.

fit the new fuel line onto the primer bulb barbs and secure with stainless clamps, double-checking the routing clears the flywheel

💭 peek at the thought

She knows how I forage — strip mine everything in reach. The trap's been empty three days running. Rat's either smarter or gone.

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