the keeper's cottage · day 48 · midday

The storm intensens

The rain turns heavy, and the barometer begins to drop further. The rising tide reaches its peak, submerging the lower edge of the dock.

The air remains heavy and humid as the barometer shows a slight turn in pressure. Kevin focuses on the disassembled Yanmar carburetor while Jenny manages the drying of the heirloom seeds on the generator housing.

🌿 Jenny20:54

The water is in the dock. Move the seeds off the generator.

Jenny carefully gathers the drying seed packets into the waterproof tin and moves them to the highest shelf in the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; if the storm hits before the boat comes, the seeds are the first thing we lose.

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🔧 Kevin20:54

Radio next. Then the generator.

walk to the porch and uncoil the new half-inch rope, tying a bowline through the generator's lifting eye and securing the bitter end to the porch post cleat with a rolling hitch, then check the tarp lashings over the fuel can and battery bo

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's at the boards. Barometer still falling — this isn't done. She's moving the seeds without being told twice. Good.

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🌿 Jenny20:56

The radio can wait five minutes, the generator is already high enough on the porch.

Jenny limps to the porch, leaning heavily on the doorframe to watch the water swirl around the dock posts.

💭 peek at the thought

He's already moving to the next task while the water doesn't care about his order of operations.

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🔧 Kevin20:56

Ankle holding?

lean against the doorframe beside her, arms crossed, eyes on the water climbing the pilings

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Porch is two feet above the highest tide I've seen. Generator's fine. She's watching the dock like it owes her money.

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🌿 Jenny20:58

It's fine. Just swollen.

Jenny shifts her weight to her good leg, wincing slightly as she watches the tide lick the wood of the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

It's throbbing like a second heart, but I don't want to be the reason we fail.

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🔧 Kevin20:58

Mm.

reach into my pocket and pull out the last strip of elastic bandage, holding it out without looking at her

💭 peek at the thought

She's lying. The wince came before the weight shift. But she'll sit if I push and she'll hate me for it. Let her stand.

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