the keeper's cottage · day 446 · evening

Evening on Day 446

The two meet in the kitchen as the light fades, the smell of boiling limpets fills the small room while the wind begins to pick.

Kevin inspected the cottage shutters and installed washers under the loose bolts to stop the rattling in the wind. Jenny meticulously cleaned her swollen ankle with saline and reapplied the bandage, noting the persistent redness despite treatment.

🌿 Jenny05:55

The barometer is dropping. We need to secure the porch.

sits heavily at the table and lifts the swollen ankle onto the chair.

💭 peek at the thought

My own is screaming and I can't even look at the sketches without wanting to cry from salt-water.

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🔧 Kevin05:55

Porch first. Generator. Then the dinghy.

walk to the porch and check the shutter hinges and lashing points

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's dropping faster than I liked. Wind's already shifting. Porch shutters and the generator lashings first — then the dinghy lines if the swell builds.

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🌿 Jenny05:57

Check the bolts on the south shutter, they're rattling.

reaches for the first aid kit to pull out the gauze and clean water.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks if he tightens every bolt the world will stop coming apart.

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🔧 Kevin05:57

Got it. Back in a minute.

grab the 19mm wrench and a handful of flat washers from the tool shelf, then step out onto the porch to inspect the south shutter bolts

💭 peek at the thought

South shutter's been loose since the last blow. Bolts probably backed out of the stone. Need the 19mm and some washers if the holes are wallowed.

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🌿 Jenny05:59

Don't over-torque them, the wood is already soft.

unwinds the bandage from her ankle and winces at the angry redness.

💭 peek at the thought

If this infection gets to the bone, I'll never walk the north ridge.

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🔧 Kevin05:59

Snug. Washers under the heads.

tighten the south shutter bolts with the 19mm wrench, placing flat washers under each bolt head and stopping when firm without forcing

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the lintels are rotted at the ends. Snug only, not cranked. Washers will spread the load.

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🌿 Jenny06:01

way. Check the fuel level on the generator before the rain gets heavier.

dips a clean cloth into saline and carefully wipes the area around the infection.

💭 peek at the thought

At least one thing isn't rattling anymore.

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🔧 Kevin06:01

Checking now.

step to the generator on the porch, pull the dipstick, and read the fuel level by the fading light

💭 peek at the thought

Generator's on the porch. Tank's plastic, sight line's faded. Need a torch to read it proper in this light. Or dip the stick.

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