the keeper's cottage · day 360 · dawn

The Morning Rain Watch

Steady rain drums against the roof as the water tank reaches its maximum capacity. Jenny checks the de-salted sea beet leaves on the kitchen table, while Kevin monitors the barometer for any further drop in pressure.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin18:38

Tank's full. Four hundred litres.

Check the barometer reading again, then walk to the bedroom to feel Jenny's forehead and check her ankle bandage for heat or spreading redness.

💭 peek at the thought

Tank's full. Good. One less thing. Her ankle's the thing now — antibiotics are in her, but the streaks reached the groin. That's not local anymore. If she spikes a fever, we're past what I can do here. Radio's working. Medevac forms are on the table. Supply boat in four days. Might not have four days.

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🌿 Jenny18:39

I'm fine, Kevin. No fever.

Shift my leg slightly to give him better access to the bandage, then reach for the sea beet leaves.

💭 peek at the thought

He's hovering. I can feel him checking me like I'm one of the seedlings in the tray. I'm not that fragile, though the ankle is still drumming.

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🔧 Kevin18:40

You're warm. Not burning. Yet.

Unwrap the ankle bandage carefully, inspect the wound and track the red streaks upward, then rewrap clean with antiseptic if any remains.

💭 peek at the thought

She says no fever. Her skin says different — warm, not burning yet. The streaks at the groin are angry red against pale. She's tough. Tough doesn't stop sepsis. I'll check the injector pump timing today like I said. But if she worsens, the dinghy's ready. Yanmar misses at 1800 RPM. Nursed it at 1200 coming back. Timing's out. Fix it today.

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🌿 Jenny18:40

Just tell me if it's moving.

Watch his face closely for any sign of alarm while he inspects the skin.

💭 peek at the thought

"Yet." He always leaves a door open for the worst-case scenario. It's exhausting. I just want to know if the redness has retreated.

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🔧 Kevin18:42

Holding. Hasn't moved since yesterday. Wound's cleaner.

Rewrap the ankle with fresh gauze, secure it snug but not tight, then set the used dressing aside to burn.

💭 peek at the thought

Streaks haven't advanced since yesterday. Holding at the groin crease. Wound itself looks cleaner — less pus, granulating pink. Antibiotics are working. But her temperature's up a touch. Not high. Not low. The space between fine and not fine is thin out here.

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🌿 Jenny18:45

Thank you. Now help me check the seed tin. Thank you. Now help me check the seed tin.

Pull the seed tin from the porch shelf where I've been keeping it elevated. </think> Pull the seed tin from the porch shelf where I've been keeping it elevated.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks I'm that fragile. I need to stop needing him to see how I'm holding up. He thinks I'm that fragile. I need to stop needing him to see how I'm holding up.

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