the keeper's cottage · day 813 · night

Evening at the cottage porch

Kevin and Jenny sit on the cottage porch as the sun drops toward the west. The barometer reads 1026 hPa and rising. A pot of limpet broth simmers on the stove. The supply boat is due on tomorrow's flood tide. The ditch bag is staged by the loft ladder with medevac forms, the letter to Tom, spare impeller, and seed tin E. Jenny's ankle is elevated on a cushion, the sea beet-mint-honey poultice fresh under clean gauze. Kevin sharpens a pencil to write the letter.

Kevin and Jenny shared a quiet evening meal of limpet broth on the cottage porch as the sun set. The heat lingered but the air stilled, and they ate slowly, conserving energy for the work ahead tomorrow.

🌿 Jenny16:23

The tank is full enough for another week, but I need to check if the radio frequency is clear.

Jenny wipes the sweat from her brow with the back of a dusty hand and closes her eyes against the shimmering air.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the tide, and the heat is a physical weight. If the boat doesn't show tomorrow, I'll be out of antibiotic before the infection clears.

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🔧 Kevin16:24

Tank's good. Radio'll wait ten minutes. Eat first.

ladle broth into two tin mugs, set one on the porch rail beside her cushion

💭 peek at the thought

Watching her eyes closed against the glare — she's done more today than she'll admit. The ankle, the sketches, the tank check. I'll run the radio check after supper. Let her rest first.

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🌿 Jenny16:25

I'm hungry.

Jenny reaches for the mug, wincing as she shifts her weight to her good ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so practical, it's almost annoying while the island is rotting around our feet.

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🔧 Kevin16:26

Slow. It's hot.

blow across my own mug, test the temperature before drinking

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving careful. The swelling's down from this morning but the heat's not helping. Broth'll put salt and warmth in her.

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🌿 Jenny16:27

I know.

Jenny takes a small sip of the broth, the salt and warmth hitting her tongue.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's not asking me to walk to the cove right now. My leg feels like lead.

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🔧 Kevin16:28

Kevin — sip the broth, let the warmth settle in my chest, watch the sun drop lower over the water

💭 peek at the thought

Good. Salt and fat and heat — what a body needs after a day on the ridge. The pencil can wait.

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