the keeper's cottage · day 476 · night

The First Rain Breaks

Kevin enters the cottage as the first heavy drops of rain hit the tin roof, the smell of wet earth filling the small space.

The overcast finally breaks as a heavy, rhythmic rain begins drumming against the cottage roof. The wind picks up from the east, carrying the scent of salt and wet earth. The barometric pressure continues its slow decline, signaling a true storm is approaching before the boat arrives.

🔧 Kevin12:01

Kevin — walk to the back wall, check the rain tank overflow pipe for blockage, then move to the porch to verify the generator tarp is battened down.

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's here. Barometer was right. Need to check the tank overflow and make sure the generator's covered before the wind picks up.

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🌿 Jenny12:03

The barometer is dropping too fast. Did you check the generator?

Reach for the tin of boiled limpets and wince as the weight shifts on my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving like he's trying to outrun the storm, but the storm is already inside us.

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🔧 Kevin12:03

On it. Hold the limpets—I'll re-batten the tarp.

Step onto the porch, grab the loose edge of the generator tarp, and pull it tight over the frame, then secure it with the existing timber strips and weight it down with the tool bag and a spare oarlock.

💭 peek at the thought

She's hurting but still watching the sky. I should've secured the generator sooner—tarp's loose on the windward side. Need to fix that now, not later.

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🌿 Jenny12:05

Don't stay out there too long, the wind is picking up. Take the antibiotics.

Pick up a warm limpet with a fork, staring at the salt-crusted edge of the tin.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks fixing the way will stop the world from closing in.

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🔧 Kevin12:05

Taking them now.

Finish securing the last corner of the generator tarp with a driftwood stake, then step back inside, pull the antibiotic blister packs from the first aid kit, pop a doxycycline and a metronidazole tablet into a tin mug of water, and swallow

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the wind. Gusts hitting the porch posts already. Antibiotics are in the first aid kit on the shelf—doxycycline and metronidazole. I'll take them with water after the tarp's done.

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🌿 Jenny12:07

Good. The rain is going to be heavy tonight.

Take a bite of the limpet, grimacing at the salt and the rubbery texture.

💭 peek at the thought

If the infection doesn't break, those seeds will just rot in the tin.

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