the keeper's cottage · day 393 · dawn

The Calm Before the Pressure

Jenny sits at the table checking the drying heirloom seed packets on paper. Kevin monitors the barometer, noting the mercury is holding at 975 hPa. The air is still and heavy under the overcast sky.

Kevin spent the morning performing final checks on the dinghy engine and securing the dock for the upcoming supply boat arrival. Jenny focused on the garden, tending to the delicate seedlings and preparing the sea beet harvest.

🌿 Jenny01:49

The pressure is holding, for now.

Sketch a quick morphology study of the sea beet's salt glands in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come tomorrow, I'll be out of antibiotics and this leg is getting too hot.

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🔧 Kevin01:53

Holding's better than falling. Gives us a window for the mooring ring if the boat shows.

Walk to the porch and check the barometer myself, then glance at the dinghy tied at the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

She's calm about the barometer. That's either trust or she's saving the worry for something else. The seed packets drying on paper — she's protecting tomorrow's food while I'm still stuck on today's engine.

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🌿 Jenny01:53

Just hope the boat actually arrives.

Wrap the ankle poultice again and check for heat.

💭 peek at the thought

He's worried about the dock while I'm worried about the red streaks moving up my calf.

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🔧 Kevin01:54

Boat's due tomorrow. Barometer says the window's open. We'll be ready either way.

Turn from the porch and walk back to the table, pick up the notebook to check the sea beet sketches she's been logging.

💭 peek at the thought

The boat's the only thing that gets her off this rock if the ankle turns bad. I've seen her push through worse, but infection doesn't care about stubborn.

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🌿 Jenny01:55

I need to de-salt these leaves before I go.

Rub the swollen ankle and wince, looking at the seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so practical while my skin is pulsing against the bandage.

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