the keeper's cottage · day 704 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin12:56

Dock held. Three new planks, south piling brace — all torqued to 35, no movement under the tide.

walk onto the porch and set the torque wrench on the bench, then go inside to check Jenny's ankle

💭 peek at the thought

Back where I started. The walk did its job — the dock's solid. Now the heat's settling in and the radio's been quiet too long. Jenny's ankle needs checking before the afternoon dose, and I should've been back an hour ago.

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🌿 Jenny12:59

The dock is fine, Kevin. I finished the drainage map.

Jenny sits on the kitchen chair, lifting her leg slightly to let him see the bandaged ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's checking my work again. I know it's solid; I watched the bolts myself.

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🔧 Kevin12:59

Map can wait. Let me look.

crouch beside her chair and gently unwrap the bandage to examine the ankle

💭 peek at the thought

She's deflecting. The map's done but she's still favoring it, and that leg lift is careful — too careful. The red line hasn't crossed the tattoo she said, but swelling's a liar. Need to see it proper.

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🌿 Jenny13:01

Be careful. I used the sea much poultice yesterday.

Jenny holds her breath, gripping the edge of the wooden table as the fabric pulls away.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to be angry. I should have debrided it two days ago.

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🔧 Kevin13:01

Easy. I've got it.

peel the poultice and gauze away slowly, wetting any stuck spots with saline from the bottle on the counter, then examine the wound and surrounding skin for red line spread, swelling, heat, or pus

💭 peek at the thought

She's bracing. That grip on the table — knuckles white. The poultice stuck. Peel it slow. Don't make it worse.

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🌿 Jenny13:07

It's just the salt. The water was high today.

Jenny flinches as the way catches on the skin, watching his face for a reaction.

💭 peek at the thought

It's red. Redder than it was yesterday. I can feel the heat pulsing.

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