the keeper's cottage · day 399 · night

The Storm Deepens

The flat sky has vanished behind a bruised purple wall of clouds. The first heavy drops of rain strike the tin roof, and the rising tide now laps at the lower edge of the dock.

The rain has intensified into a heavy, rhythmic drumming against the cottage roof as the wind lashes from the west. The air remains hot and humid, thick with the scent of ozone and wet earth, while the tide sits at its peak, waves lapping hungrily at the dock pilings.

🔧 Kevin09:27

You need to get inside. Now.

Walk down the porch steps toward the dock, pulling the collar of my oilskin up against the rain.

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's here. Tide rising, barometer holding steady but the sky's wrong. Need to check the dinghy lines and generator lashings before the wind picks up proper. Jenny's on the porch with her ankle — she shouldn't be out in this.

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🌿 Jenny09:27

I'm coming, just check the lines for me first.

Jenny closes her notebook with a snap and limps toward the kitchen, wincing as her ankle throbbed.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so worried about the boat, but I'm worried about the rot in my leg.

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🔧 Kevin09:28

Stay on the porch. I'll check the dinghy and the generator.

Continue down the path to the dock, boots sinking into the softened ground, eyes on the dinghy dancing at its mooring.

💭 peek at the thought

She's stubborn. Ankle's still hot, streaks to the groin, and she's limping down porch steps in driving rain. But she knows the boat as well as I do. Let her watch from the doorway.

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🌿 Jenny09:29

way don't stay out too long, the barometer is dropping fast.

Jenny leans against the doorframe, watching the rain blur the island into a grey smudge.

💭 peek at the thought

If that generator cuts out in this storm, I'm sitting in the dark with an infection.

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