the keeper's cottage · day 487 · night

NIGHT, DAY 487

The air is thick with humidity and the smell of salt. The first drops of rain hit the roof, signaling that the stall has finally broken.

Kevin prepares the cottage for the coming supply boat while checking the water levels. Jenny tends to her ankle, noting that the redness has not begun to spread further despite the heat treatment.

🌿 Jenny22:47

Finally, some water.

reach for the tweezers and the bowl of boiled salt water to check the dressing again.

💭 peek at the thought

If the rain stays, the tank will fill, but my ankle is still screaming and I need to stay clean.

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🔧 Kevin22:47

Tank's at three-seventy-six. Another hour of this and we're full.

Walk to the kitchen, check the rain tank gauge, then set the kettle on the stove for more hot water.

💭 peek at the thought

Rain means the barometer's done dropping. Good for the tank, bad for the dock mortise if the surge comes up hard. Jenny's hands look steadier on the tweezers than they did yesterday.

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🌿 Jenny22:49

Thanks for the water.

peel back the gauze on my ankle slowly to see if the red line has retreated.

💭 peek at the thought

He's counting liters while I'm counting centimeters of redness. He wants to be useful; I just want to be well.

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🔧 Kevin22:49

Red line holding at the mark?

Pour hot water from the kettle into the bowl, let it cool a degree, then set the clean gauze and antibiotic cream within reach on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the infection line like I watch the barometer. The yellow at the edges of the weep hasn't cleared, but the red streak hasn't pushed past the pen mark either. That's something.

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