the keeper's cottage · day 79 · morning

Morning Planning

Kevin and Jenny meet in the kitchen. The smell of damp canvas fills the room as the first light of day filters through the thickening cloud cover.

Kevin pulled the bottom pantry shelf to check for the rat's nest but found only empty space and debris. Jenny headed to the tide pools to survey the flora, finding a productive stretch just as the clouds began to roll in.

🔧 Kevin10:34

Coffee's hot if you want it.

Pour a second mug from the pot on the stove and set it on the table without sitting.

💭 peek at the thought

She's up early. The canvas smell means she moved the rolls again — probably checking the seed trays under the window. Rain's hitting the roof hard enough to hear through the stone.

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🌿 Jenny10:34

Thanks.

Walk to the table and take a sip of the coffee, then look toward the pantry.

💭 peek at the thought

I can feel the hunger making me lightheaded. I need to eat something real before I head back out.

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🔧 Kevin10:36

Trap was empty at dawn. Heard it again an hour ago.

Lean back against the counter, arms folded, watching the pantry door.

💭 peek at the thought

She heard it too. The scratching behind the shelves. Rat's getting bold, or hungry. Trap didn't work yesterday — or it did and there's more than one.

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🌿 Jenny10:36

It's a smart one. We'll just have to be smarter.

Set the mug down and open a tin of corned beef.

💭 peek at the thought

One rat isn't a colony, but it's enough to ruin the flour if it gets in. I can't deal with a pest problem on an empty stomach.

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🔧 Kevin10:38

Put a dab on the trigger and reset it. Then pull the bottom shelf out — see if there's a hole behind it.

Take the nail puller from my belt and set it on the table, within reach.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. But smart doesn't matter if the trap's in the wrong run. Need to find where it's actually moving — flour sack's gone, seed tin's sealed, only thing left is the corned beef and the crate stores.

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🌿 Jenny10:39

I'll check the shelf after I eat. I can't think straight on a caffeine buzz alone.

Scoop a portion of corned beef onto a plate and take a large bite.

💭 peek at the thought

He's thinking in structural failures. I'm thinking in calories. But he's right about the hole.

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