the keeper's cottage · day 794 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

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

🌿 Jenny14:57

I'm starving.

Walk into the kitchen, open the pantry, and pull out the tin of corned beef.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is growling loud enough to wake the birds. I need to eat before I try to sketch those sea beets again.

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🔧 Kevin14:57

There's limpets in the pot from this morning. Still warm if you want them instead.

Walk to the wood stove, lift the kettle lid to check water level, set it back down.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving stiff. Ankle's still bothering her more than she lets on. Corned beef again — third tin this week. Should've fished yesterday but the dock took priority.

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🌿 Jenny14:59

I'll stick to the beef. Thanks.

Open the tin of corned beef with the manual opener and set the cast iron skillet on the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

Limpets are fine, but I need the salt and fat of the beef to face the ridge today.

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🔧 Kevin14:59

Kevin — pull the tin mug from the shelf, rinse it with the last of the cold tank water, set it on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

She's avoiding the limpets. Salt aggravates the swelling. She knows it, I know it, neither of us says it. Three tins left after this one. Supply boat's four days out at best.

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🌿 Jenny15:01

(Quiet)

Slice a thick piece of the beef from the tin and drop it into the hot pan, waiting for the sizzle.

💭 peek at the thought

way's always thinking about the inventory. I'm just thinking about the calories.

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🔧 Kevin15:01

Coffee's in the jar. Fresh seal.

Sit at the table, hands flat on the wood, watch the skillet.

💭 peek at the thought

Fat rendering in the pan. Smell cuts through the salt air. She hasn't looked at me since she came in. The letter's burning a hole in the kit bag by the door. Four days till the boat, maybe. She'll ask about it or she won't.

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