the keeper's cottage · day 546 · morning

Midday check and Yanmar decision

Kevin returns from the dock to the cottage where Jenny rests with her leg elevated. The barometer holds at 981 hPa. They share a meal of corned beef and limpets, then Kevin must decide whether to test the Yanmar at idle or wait for the supply boat's arrival in eight days.

Kevin checked Jenny's wound and found the redness stable, then tested the Yanmar at idle with no vibration. Jenny took her final doxycycline dose and noted the barometer rising to 983 hPa.

🔧 Kevin11:10

Ate well. Ankle look any different?

sit on the porch step with the tin mug, watching the garden beds through the rain

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer steady at 981. Jenny ate. Ankle draining clean. Eight days to supply boat. Yanmar vibration above half throttle — prop shaft sleeved true, mast bracket slightly skewed. Could run it at idle now, listen. Or wait. Engine's mounted. Fuel's clean. Nothing breaks sitting still.

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🌿 Jenny11:11

The red hasn't moved past the mark. But it still feels like a heartbeat under skin.

Trace the edge of the bandage with a clean finger, then wince at the pressure.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat is still there, but the swelling has finally stopped climbing. I need to believe the antibiotics worked for once.

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🔧 Kevin11:12

That's the right kind of pain. Means it's knitting.

lean over to check the bandage edge, thumb brushing the skin above the mark where the pen line sits faded but visible

💭 peek at the thought

Heartbeat under skin means blood flow, means healing. Red line holding means antibiotics doing their job. She's tracking it herself now — good sign.

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🌿 Jenny11:12

Don't get ahead yourself. The barometer is still low and my leg is still heavy.

Lean back against the pillows and close my eyes, listening to the rain on the stone roof.

💭 peek at the thought

If it's knitting, I might actually get to those seeds before the season turns. I'm tired of being afraid of rot.

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🔧 Kevin11:14

Fair enough. I'll leave it be today.

set the mug down on the porch rail and pull the blanket up over her legs, tucking the wool around her ankles

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Barometer's rising but 981 isn't safe yet. Leg heavy means swelling, means lymphatic system still sluggish. She knows her body better than I do. Should check the Yanmar at idle — low load, just listen — but she needs rest more than I need data.

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