the old shrine · day 278 · evening

The Storm Approachesaches

Kevin and Jenny meet in the kitchen as the light fades, checking the barometer once more before dinner.

Kevin spent the afternoon carving a fork handle from a spruce offcut, though the fit remains uneven. Jenny examined the shortwave radio insulator, finding it requires de-coring before the final repair can proceed.

🔧 Kevin10:38

Dinner's ready if you are. Limpets and sea beet.

set two bowls on the table and pull out a chair

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's steady at 1003. Good. Means the wind won't shift hard tonight. She's limping less than this morning.

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🌿 Jenny10:38

Smells good. Did you finish the handle?

Sit down heavily in the chair and reach for the bowl.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is actually cramping. I can't think straight when I'm this hungry, but the thought of the seedlings—that white fuzz—is still itching at the back of my brain.

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🔧 Kevin10:40

Handle's roughed out. Needs sanding and fitting the tines. Tomorrow, if the wind holds.

take a bite of limpets, chew slowly

💭 peek at the thought

She noticed the absence of the fork. Guess she's been waiting for it. I shaped the handle but didn't finish it — ran out of light.

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🌿 Jenny10:40

(Small laugh) You and your sanding. Just don't make it too pretty, or I'll be afraid to actually put it in the dirt.

Take a large, hurried bite of the sea beet.

💭 peek at the thought

Tomorrow. Always tomorrow. I just want to know if those tomatoes are actually going to take or if I'm just feeding the fungus.

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🔧 Kevin10:42

Promise I'll leave it rough enough to earn its keep. First weed I pull with it'll be the thistle by the south path.

reach for the water jar and pour us both a drink

💭 peek at the thought

She's eating fast. Hungry, or avoiding talk. The sea beet's bitter today — must've picked the older leaves.

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