the keeper's cottage · day 530 · morning

Midday Meal and Weather Watch

They are at the keeper's cottage, preparing a simple meal from stored tinned provisions. The rain continues steadily, the tank is full, and the barometer reads 993 hPa and rising. They eat together at the table, discussing the shutter repair and Jenny's ankle while monitoring the weather for signs of the approaching squall.

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🔧 Kevin17:54

Shutter’s tight. No damp behind the panel. Your ankle’s better — still sore, but no heat. We’ll recheck at low tide.

Eat tinned mackerel and boiled limpets from the pot, share the bread, wipe the table, then pull the shortwave radio down and tune to Tom’s frequency — just to listen, not transmit.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain’s steady, tank’s full, barometer creeping up — squall’s coming but not yet. Shutter’s sealed for now, Jenny’s ankle’s holding. Eat quiet, watch the sky, keep the radio ready.

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🌿 Jenny17:55

The salt helped. I'll start the sea beet morphology today if the clouds hold.

Open the notebook to the sea beet section and sketch the cross-section of the salt glands.

💭 peek at the thought

The infection is receding, but the hunger is a hollow ache. I need to finish these sketches before the boat comes, or I'll lose the light.

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🔧 Kevin17:56

Morphology first, then we’ll check the shutter leak together after sketching. I’ll put the kettle on.

Pour water into the kettle, set it on the stove’s back edge to warm, then sit at the table with my own notebook — open to the engine log — and pretend to write while watching her hand move across the page.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s focusing on the work — good. Salt’s drawing the fluid out, glands are active. If she can sketch, the pain’s manageable. Keep the fire low, the radio near.

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🌿 Jenny17:57

Don't overdo it. I need the water for tea.

Sharpen my pencil and focus on the cellular structure of the leaf's edge.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so careful when he thinks I'm not looking. It's exhausting, being looked after.

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🔧 Kevin17:57

Sorry. Just warming the water — won’t use more than half. Tea’s yours.

Fill the kettle only halfway, set it back on the stove, then stand and walk to the porch to check the seed tin’s drying progress — lift the plastic corner, feel the paper inside, note it’s still damp but no new mold.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s right — I was about to fill the kettle too full. Tea’s for her, not me. She’s sharp today, focused. Let her work. I’ll stay out of the way unless she calls.

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🌿 Jenny17:59

The air is too heavy today. We'll have to move them inside later.

Set the tin back down and walk back to the table, rubbing my throbbing ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If those seeds rot, the whole year was for nothing. I can't let the humidity take them.

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🔧 Kevin17:59

I’ll move the tin to the shed after tea. Let me wrap your ankle again — cold pack’s still good.

Walk to the pantry, grab the cold pack from the shelf (wrapped in cloth), return, and kneel beside her chair to lift her foot gently, unwind the old gauze, and rewrap it snug but not tight with the cold pack underneath.

💭 peek at the thought

Air’s thick, pressure rising slow — squall’s still coming. Seed tin’ll need shelter soon. Her ankle’s flaring again. I should’ve noticed earlier. No point in pretending I’m fine with silence.

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🌿 Jenny18:01

Thanks. way... don't wrap it too tight.

Lean back in the chair and watch the clouds darken over the ridge.

💭 peek at the thought

His knees are always so loud on the floor. I hate that I'm the reason for the effort.

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