the keeper's cottage · day 615 · afternoon

Afternoon Gathering

The tide has receded further, exposing more rocks, as the sky continues to thicken. Kevin and Jenny meet at the cottage to discuss the evening ahead.

Kevin clears the debris from the gutter trough and checks the downpipe screen, ensuring the tank won't overflow. Jenny sits on the porch steps, sketching the veins of a sea beet leaf while trying to manage the throbbing in her ankle. A large fish run begins moving through the shallows just off the dock.

🌿 Jenny17:41

The pressure is dropping again. We need to check the rain tank before the storm hits.

Sit on the porch steps, prop my ankle up on a crate, and sketch the veins of a sea beet leaf I just found.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle feels like it's being squeezed by pliers, and the heat is thick enough to swallow. I need to sit before I collapse.

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🔧 Kevin17:42

Mm. Overflow fitting's been weeping. I'll check the gutter run and the tank seal while you're sketching.

walk to the back of the cottage, inspect the rain tank overflow fitting and gutter connection

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Barometer was 999 and falling when I checked this morning. If it's dropped further, we've got a front moving in fast. Tank's at 385 — good, but the overflow fitting's been weeping since the last blow. Need to check the seal and the gutter run before we take on dirty water.

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🌿 Jenny17:43

Watch for debris in the trough. If it's clogged, the whole thing will overflow.

Press the pencil harder against the paper, trying to ignore the sharp throb in my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If that seal is gone, we'll lose the water we so need. I'm too tired to even hold the pencil properly.

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🔧 Kevin17:43

Got it. Clearing the trough first, then the overflow seal.

climb onto the porch roof, clear debris from the gutter trough, inspect the downpipe entry to the tank

💭 peek at the thought

Gutters first. If the trough's choked, the tank fills with muck and we lose the lot. Seen it happen. She's sharp on the systems — always has been.

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🌿 Jenny17:45

Be careful up there. The roof is slick with that humidity.

Lean back against the stone wall, closing my eyes for a second, listening to the wind pick up.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving too fast for this heat. My ankle is throbbing in time with the pulse in my head. Heat.

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🔧 Kevin17:45

Three points of contact. Not my first slick roof.

move carefully along the porch roof, three points of contact, clear the gutter trough of leaves and salt-crusted debris, check the downpipe screen

💭 peek at the thought

Humidity's thick. Roof stones are slick as eel skin. One wrong step and I'm off the ladder with a broken something. She's not wrong.

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