the keeper's cottage · day 29 · afternoon

shelter from the rain

The rain slows to a drizzle as you both head back to the cottage to prepare the morning's catch.

Kevin attempts to pry the rotten dock plank with the crowbar but the wet wood makes the fibers stubborn. Jenny spends the low tide documenting succulents in the pools, finding several species despite the light rain.

🌿 Jenny23:53

Let's get these inside before the wind picks up again.

Gather the handful of limpets and sea beet and follow Kevin toward the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

My hands are shaking from the cold water and I can still taste the salt in the air.

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🔧 Kevin23:53

Limpets are done. Just need heat. Beet goes in the pan last minute.

walk to the cottage porch and set the crowbar down by the door, then step inside to the kitchen

💭 peek at the thought

Good. The limpets are already boiled from earlier — just need warming through. The sea beet'll cook quick in the pan. Simple lunch. My back's complaining from the mast climb and the dock work. Need to sit.

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🌿 Jenny23:55

I'll handle the beet. way get the pan over the stove.

Set the damp sea beet leaves on the counter and start the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving enough to eat the notebook, but my fingers are too stiff anyway.

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🔧 Kevin23:55

Wood's wet. Be right back.

grab the hatchet from the hook by the stove and step back out to the porch to split kindling from the dry stack inside the doorway

💭 peek at the thought

Fire's not catching yet. Damp wood from the porch stack. Need to split some drier pieces from the inside supply.

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🌿 Jenny23:57

Use the dry stuff under the eaves, don't bother.

Wash the sea beet leaves in cold water and wait for the fire to catch.

💭 peek at the thought

If he brings in wet wood, we'll just be sitting in the dark tonight.

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