Apart — Kevin at the keeper's cottage, Jenny at the hilltop

Afternoon radio check and ankle decision

Kevin is at the cottage preparing the shortwave for the 1600 supply boat contact; Jenny is at the hilltop deciding whether to descend for debridement or stay elevated with the cold pack.

Kevin removed the Yanmar raw water pump housing and found scoring in the bore, confirming the whine comes from housing damage rather than the impeller. Jenny made a shallow incision at the center of her ankle infection and began debriding necrotic tissue, draining pus and relieving some pressure.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the keeper's cottage

You string the spare coax from the radio to the mast insulator, testing continuity with the multimeter. The aerial wire hangs slack under the tarp — shattered insulator still unreplaced. You key the mic: 'Sorrel Island calling supply vessel, over.' Static. You'll try again at 1600. The pantry trap hasn't moved.

🔧 Kevin08:40

Kevin — check the pantry trap, then strip the Yanmar raw water pump housing for inspection

💭 peek at the thought

Radio's dead quiet. Coax continuity checks out but the aerial's still a broken stick — signal's going nowhere. Rat's smart or full. Yanmar whine means the pump housing's scored, not the impeller. Barometer holding at 997 but the trend's down. Two days to supply boat if it shows.

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🔧 Kevin08:45

Kevin — pull the Yanmar raw water pump housing and inspect the bore for scoring

💭 peek at the thought

Trap's still set. Bait untouched. Rat's either not hungry or not there. Need to pull the Yanmar pump housing and mic the bore — if the wear ring's grooved, no impeller'll fix the whine. Barometer's quit moving. That's worse than falling.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the hilltop

You unwrap the poultice, check the wound — angry, weeping, streaks tracking toward the knee. The fever makes your vision swim. You have the scalpel, gauze, saline, and fresh sea beet leaves in your pack. Debride here on the ridge, or hobble back to the cottage where Kevin can help? The culvert runs clear below you. The tide is rising.

🌿 Jenny08:39

way focus, Jenny. Focus.

Sit on the grass, lay out the sterilized tools on a clean cloth, and prep the scalpel with the alcohol.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't cut it now, the infection will reach the bone before the boat arrives. I can't walk back down that slope while shaking.

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🌿 Jenny08:43

Just one cut. Just one.

Make a shallow incision at the center of the infection to begin debriding the necrotic tissue.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat is too much, and the skin is tight. I need to get the grit out before the fever takes me completely.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.