the keeper's cottage · day 40 · evening

Evening at the stove

The rain has slowed to a drizzle, and the two of you gather around the kitchen table to organize whatever the crate yielded.

Kevin and Jenny used the crowbar to pry open the waterlogged wooden crate found in the surf. Inside, they discovered several tinned provisions and a coil of new rope, though everything was damp from the salt-crusted sea journey.

🌿 Jenny12:26

Don't touch the edges with wet hands, Kevin. Please.

pry the lid off the wooden crate with the crowbar.

💭 peek at the thought

If there is more mold in here, I'll lose it. I need to see what actually survived.

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🔧 Kevin12:26

Kevin — wipe hands on trousers, step back from the table, watch her work

💭 peek at the thought

The wood gave clean. Salt-crusted lid, dry inside. Good sign. Let her sort — she knows what she's looking at.

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🌿 Jenny12:28

Give me the flashlight, I can't see the corners.

pull the contents of the crate out onto the table.

💭 peek at the thought

He's waiting for a miracle. Maybe it's just more useless junk.

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🔧 Kevin12:28

Kevin — reach up to the shelf, take the flashlight, hand it to her handle-first

💭 peek at the thought

Flashlight's on the shelf by the radio. She's methodical — lets her see what she's doing.

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🌿 Jenny12:30

Hold it steady on the seal. The wood is swollen.

shine the light over the plastic-wrapped bundles in the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

Heavy. It's too heavy for just paper. Please let it's tools or something useful.

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🔧 Kevin12:31

Seal looks good from here. No salt creep.

Hold the flashlight steady, beam on the nearest plastic-wrapped bundle, keep my hand still as she inspects it

💭 peek at the thought

Plastic's intact where it matters. Swollen wood just means it soaked through — not that the seal broke. Trust the wrap.

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🌿 Jenny12:32

Let's see what's actually inside this one.

lift out the first bundle from the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

If the salt got in, the germination is shot. I can't afford another lost harvest.

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🔧 Kevin12:32

Kevin — keep the light on her hands, wait to see what's under the plastic

💭 peek at the thought

First bundle. Could be anything — food, tools, parts. Let her open it. She's careful.

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