the keeper's cottage · day 793 · night

Waiting for the Tide

Kevin and Jenny sit together in the cottage as the wind howls. The radio crackles with static, waiting for the morning's signal.

Kevin and Jenny shared coffee on the porch as the wind gusted through the palms, then retired for the night. The barometer held steady at 1004 hPa and the supply boat remained on schedule for tomorrow.

🔧 Kevin14:27

Barometer's steady. Boat's still on for tomorrow if the weather holds.

check shortwave radio on 2182 kHz for supply boat contact

💭 peek at the thought

The wind's got teeth tonight. Barometer's holding steady at 1004 but the palms are screaming — that's not nothing. Supply boat's due tomorrow if the window holds. Need to check the seaward piling bolts at first light before the swell builds, then run the Yanmar under load to verify the vibration fix holds with a warm engine. Radio contact on 2182 for confirmed ETA. Jenny's ankle's healing. She's here. We're here. That's the ledger.

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🌿 Jenny14:29

The wind is picking up. I hope they've got the filters.

Jenny traces the edge of the epoxy seam with her thumb, checking for any microscopic weeping.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come, we'll be out of fuel before the month is up.

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🔧 Kevin14:29

Epoxy's set. Held pressure test at noon. It'll hold.

pour two mugs of coffee from the pot on the stove

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the jerry can repair again. Third time today. The epoxy's cured hard — I tested it myself this afternoon. No weep, no flex. She knows that. She's just waiting for something to go wrong so she can fix it before it does.

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🌿 Jenny14:31

We'll see.

Jenny takes a sip of the hot coffee, looking out the window at the swaying palms in the dark.

💭 peek at the thought

Kevin is always so sure of the metal, but salt eats everything eventually.

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🔧 Kevin14:31

Radio check at 0600. We'll know more then.

sit on the porch step with mug in hand, listening to the wind in the palms

💭 peek at the thought

"We'll see." That's her way of saying she doesn't trust it — or she doesn't trust me to have done it right. Fifteen years keeping engines alive with spit and wrong parts, and she still watches the seams like they'll betray her. Can't blame her. The sea teaches you to doubt.

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🌿 Jenny14:34

Morning then.

Jenny pulls her sweater tighter and walks to the window, tracing the condensation with a finger.

💭 peek at the thought

The static has been there for days now. What if it's just... silence?

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