the keeper's cottage · day 750 · night

Night watch and radio schedule

Kevin sits at the table with the shortwave, notebook open to a fresh page, copying coordinates and times for the 0300 contact. Jenny lies on the settee, ankle elevated on a rolled blanket, the seed tin on the floor beside her. The kettle sighs on the stove. Rain begins to tap the roof, light at first, then steady.

Kevin and Jenny shared a quiet moment over hot mugs at the cottage table, the rain steady outside. Kevin finished noting the next radio contact window for Tom while Jenny nursed her swollen ankle, the seed tin remaining unopened between them.

🌿 Jenny10:23

The kettle's whistling, Kevin.

Reaches for the seed tin, tracing the cold metal of the lid without opening it.

💭 peek at the thought

The tank is nearly full, but the south slope is a sponge; I can't put those seeds in that mud to rot.

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🔧 Kevin10:23

Heard it. Finishing the coordinates.

write the next 0300 contact window on the chart fragment: 8.297 MHz, 0300–0315 Zulu, position 48°42'N 006°18'W, then set pen down and pour two mugs from the kettle

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching me write the schedule instead of asking what's on it. Smart. The kettle's been singing for a minute — she's giving me space to finish this before the radio wakes the house.

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🌿 Jenny10:27

Leave it on the table.

Winces as she shifts weight on the throbbing ankle, reaching for the mug.

💭 peek at the thought

Four days until the boat. If the rain doesn't stop, the south slope will be a lake by then.

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🔧 Kevin10:27

It'll be there.

set the second mug on the table beside the notebook, steam rising, and take the chair opposite her

💭 peek at the thought

She doesn't want the schedule in her pocket or the ditch bag. On the table means she'll see it when she wakes at 0245 to listen. Trust, not orders.

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