the keeper's cottage · day 408 · morning

The Approaching Front

The tide is further out, exposing more of the rocky pools, as the first cold gust of the wind whips from the north.

Kevin inspected the dock chain and mooring ring at low tide, finding the chain links worn thin at the crown and the ring shifting in its mortise despite the oak wedges. Jenny removed her ankle brace and found the infection spreading — red streaks tracking up her calf from the puncture wounds, hot to the touch and swelling past the old dressing.

🔧 Kevin16:51

Kevin — walk down to the dock, inspect the chain wear and mooring ring at low tide, splice the weather line if frayed.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide’s low and the wind’s sharp—good time to check the chain and mooring ring before the surge. Rain’s holding off, but the barometer’s falling. I’ll move fast.

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🌿 Jenny16:53

The wind is turning sharp. Check the dinghy lines before the surge hits.

unlace the ankle brace to check for spreading redness.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast for me to feel safe; if that own keeps swelling, I won't even be able to reach the math ridge.

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🔧 Kevin16:53

Aye. Checking now.

walk to the dinghy, inspect all mooring lines for chafe and tension, double-check the forward spring and stern line splices, then walk to the dock to inspect chain wear and mooring ring.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The wind's backing hard and the tide'll turn soon. Dinghy's the lifeline. I'll check the lines first, then the mooring ring.

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🌿 Jenny16:55

Don't pull too hard, it's tight.

carefully undo the wraps of the ankle brace and expose the skin.

💭 peek at the thought

My skin feels hot to the touch; if the red has reached the calf, I'm going to be stuck in this cottage.

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🔧 Kevin16:55

Won't. Just easing the forward spring to check the chafe guard.

ease tension on the dinghy's forward spring line, inspect the chafe guard and splice at the mooring ring, then check the stern line and bow line for wear, then walk to the dock to inspect chain wear and mooring ring mortise.

💭 peek at the thought

She's talking about the dinghy lines — they're drum-tight in this wind. I'll ease off the tension before I check splices. Her ankle's quiet; that's good.

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🌿 Jenny16:57

It's worse than yesterday.

peel back the gauze and observe the extent of theので.

💭 peek at the thought

The red is angry. It's moving past the ankle bone, a jagged map of infection. I can't lose this leg before the boat.

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