the old shrine · day 702 · night

Evening Treatment Preparation

The water reaches a boil as Kevin prepares the scalpel over the flame, the first stars of night appearing on the overcast horizon.

Kevin prepares the Yanmar engine for a high-load test to verify the recent vibration fixes, while Jenny stays at the shrine, managing her ankle infection and preparing supplies for the supply boat's arrival in two days.

🌿 Jenny10:06

Just be quick, Kevin. I can't stand the smell.

Jenny grips the edge of the stone stone and exhales slowly through her nose.

💭 peek at the thought

If this doesn't clear up, I won't be able to walk to the ridge when the boat comes.

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🔧 Kevin10:06

Hold the mug. Both hands.

lift the scalpel from the simmering water with the pliers, wipe the blade on the clean cloth, kneel beside her ankle, and make a quick, controlled incision at the center of the swelling where the skin is thinnest and whitest

💭 peek at the thought

The scalpel's clean. Water's hot. Her ankle's swollen past the mark I made at noon — infection's tracking upward. Need to lance deep enough to drain, not deep enough to hit tendon. She's tough but this hurts. I've done worse to myself in worse light.

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🌿 Jenny10:07

I'm ready. Don't slip.

Jenny clenches the mug with both hands, her knuckles white, and stares fixed at the horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

It's going to hurt, but I need to see the fluid drain.

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🔧 Kevin10:08

Kevin — set the scalpel aside on the clean cloth, press thumb and forefinger on either side of the incision to milk the wound, wipe the flow with fresh gauze, repeat until the discharge runs thin and pinkish, then scoop the sea beet-mint-honey poul

💭 peek at the thought

Good grip. Eyes on the horizon, not the blade. She's breathing steady. Incision's clean — pus wells immediate, thick and yellow-green. Smell hits sharp. Need to squeeze the edges, get it all moving, then pack with the sea beet poultice and wrap tight. She'll need the last metronidazole after.

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🌿 Jenny10:13

Clean. Finally, it's clean. Clean. Finally, it's clean.

Jenny releases the mug and lets her hands drop to her sides. </think>THOUGHT: The infection lines are receding at the edges, just like the poultice should. Jenny releases the mug and lets her hands drop to her sides.

💭 peek at the thought

The infection lines are receding at the edges, just like the poultice should.

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🔧 Kevin10:13

Good. Hold still — packing it now.

scoop the fresh sea beet-mint-honey poultice onto the gauze, press it gently into the incision and over the surrounding redness, wrap the ankle firm with clean strips, tie off the ends, then reach for the metronidazole blister pack and the

💭 peek at the thought

Wound's draining clean now. Pink at the edges. She's sagging with relief — held it together the whole time. Need to pack it fresh, wrap it tight, get the last metronidazole in her, then check the shutter bolts before midnight tide. Night's settling proper.

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🌿 Jenny10:15

Is it tight? I can feel the pulse already.

Jenny leans her head back against the weathered stone, watching his hands work the bandage.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is finally gone, but the heat is still there.

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🔧 Kevin10:15

Firm. Not tight. Pulse means it's working.

press the last metronidazole tablet into her palm and hold out the tin mug of warm broth, then stand and stretch the stiffness from my knees while she swallows

💭 peek at the thought

Pulse is strong — good sign. Bandage firm but not cutting circulation. She's watching my hands like she always does when I work: quiet, assessing. The last metronidazole goes down with a swallow of broth, then I'll check the shutters. Tide turns in two hours.

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