the keeper's cottage · day 776 · night

The Rising Tide at Night

The rain continues to intensify as the wind picks up from the west. The tide begins to turn, returning to cover the shore with cold waves.

The rain lashes the cottage roof with a rhythmic drumming, masking the sound of the rising surf. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp wool and the medicinal tang of the sea beet poultice. The tide is climbing faster than the lunar cycle predicted, threatening the lower shelves of the tide pools with unexpected speed.

🌿 Jenny18:05

Jenny — lift the seed tin from the floor and place it on the high shelf above the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The water is getting under the floorboards. If the tin gets damp, everything grandmother worked for is gone.

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🔧 Kevin18:05

Kevin — walk to the cottage porch

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving the seed tin off the floor. Smart — if the foundation leaks again, it's the first thing that gets wet. My stomach's eating itself. Should've eaten the rest of those limpets before I left.

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🌿 Jenny18:07

Come inside before you catch a chill in the wind.

stand up from the bed and open the porch door to let him in.

💭 peek at the thought

He's soaked to the bone. He looks like a drowned rat.

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🔧 Kevin18:07

Thanks.

step onto the porch and push through the door into the kitchen

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Wind's cutting through the wet wool. The cottage'll be warmer with the stove going.

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🌿 Jenny18:09

There's a towel by the stove. I'm making tea.

Walk to the kitchen and Start the kettle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's dripping all over my floor. I need to eat something before I pass out.

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🔧 Kevin18:09

Kevin — grab the towel by the stove and rub my hair and face dry, then pull off the wet wool jacket and hang it on the hook

💭 peek at the thought

Tea sounds good. Warmth sounds better. The towel's damp from this morning but it'll do.

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