the keeper's cottage · day 61 · night

The Storm Breaks

The first heavy drops of rain hit the tin roof as the wind picks up, rattling the windowpan. The tide is turning in, sealing the pools shut.

Kevin heads toward the tide pools as the tide begins to turn, ignoring the warning about the dropping pressure. Jenny stays inside, wincing as she shifts her weight to watch him through the window while she prepares the bowl for the collected limpets.

🔧 Kevin10:05

Jenny — inside. Now. Tide's turning.

walk to the porch door and scan the tide pools for her

💭 peek at the thought

Front's here early. Barometer was steady an hour ago — now the wind's backing west and the rain's horizontal already. Tide's rising fast. If Jenny's still at the tide pools she'll get cut off or soaked through. Need to check the dock lines and the dinghy mooring before the surge hits.

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🌿 Jenny10:07

I'm coming, I know.

Close the notebook and stand up, wincing as the ankle shifts.

💭 peek at the thought

I was almost finished with the salt gland detail on the ridge-form. Always the timing.

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🔧 Kevin10:07

Kevin — step off the porch onto the path toward the tide pools, watching the water line

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring that ankle bad. The improvised brace is chafing — saw her wince. Tide's coming in hard and the wind's picking up. She won't make the spring path if the water's already covering the lower shelves. Need to meet her halfway.

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🌿 Jenny10:11

Don't go out there, the pressure is dropping!

Watch him through the window while gathering the bowl for the limpets.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to get soaked in five minutes. Idiot.

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