the keeper's cottage · day 666 · midday

The Noon Dose

The flat sky has vanished behind heavy grey clouds as you wait for the clock to strike twelve. The air is heavy with the scent of salt and coming rain.

The heat is heavy under a flat, thickening sky as midday approaches. Kevin returns from the dock, salt-crusted and tired, having checked the south pilings against the high tide. At the cottage, Jenny sits on the porch, her ankle throbbing despite the cooling shade of the 28°C air. She prepares the first dose of the antibiotic treatment, the liquid clear in the small cup.

🔧 Kevin11:41

Noon dose. Doxycycline first, then metronidazole with broth. Wash it down proper.

Walk to the porch where Jenny sits, antibiotics and tin mug in hand.

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's held steady at 978 but that cloud deck's dropping fast. Rain'll be here within the hour. Need to get Jenny dosed before the weather closes in — and check the south piling brace one more time while the tide's still high enough to see how the ring sits under load.

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🌿 Jenny11:45

I know, Kevin. I'm not a child.

Take the pills and swallow with the warm broth, wincing as the weight shifts on my leg.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the pulse, and he's standing there with the schedule again.

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🔧 Kevin11:45

Didn't say you were. Just making sure they go down.

Set the empty mug aside, pull the blanket back over her legs careful-like. Then head for the door to check the dock before the rain hits proper.

💭 peek at the thought

She's stubborn as hell and twice as proud. The wince tells me more than she'll ever say — that infection's tracking up past the ankle now. Antibiotics need time but I don't like the timeline.

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🌿 Jenny11:47

Go check the lines. The tide's coming in faster than the forecast.

Watch him walk away, leaning back against the stone wall and watching the clouds artwork over the ridge.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so worried about the schedule because he can't fix the rot in my bone.

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