the keeper's cottage · day 830 · night

Dawn watch and first light on the south slope

First light bleeds grey across the wet season sky. Kevin comes in from the radio shack, stiff and cold, to find Jenny already at the porch rail with her cane and notebook, watching the high tide lap the lower garden shelves. The barometer reads 1018 hPa and still falling. The supply boat is due in three days at high tide.

Kevin and Jenny spend the night in the cottage as the humidity rises under an overcast sky. Kevin prepares for the morning's drainage work while Jenny monitors her ankle, which remains throbbing in the heavy heat.

🔧 Kevin17:59

Tide's high. Barometer's 1018 and dropping. Three days.

walk to the stove and check the kettle

💭 peek at the thought

She's up early. Barometer's still sliding — 1018 and falling. Three days to the boat. She's watching the tide eat the lower shelves. Smart. Knows the window.

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🌿 Jenny17:59

I know. The water is moving faster today.

sketch the erosion patterns on the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is too heavy; if I plant them now, they'll just rot in the salt.

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🔧 Kevin18:01

North wall weep'll widen if the current keeps pushing. Need to check the sister plates before the boat comes.

pour coffee into the tin mug and carry it to the porch rail

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. Current's pushing harder against the wall. Trench held yesterday but that new weep at the north end won't like this.

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🌿 Jenny18:03

Check the bolts first. The greenheart might be weeping.

check the water tank for the third time.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so worried about the stone while the island is literally dissolving.

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🔧 Kevin18:03

Tank's full. Bolts first, then the plates. I'll take the wheelbarrow down at slack.

sip coffee and watch the tide line on the garden wall

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The greenheart drinks salt water. Bolts loosen as it swells. Tank's full — 400 litres. She's checked it three times now. Waiting for the boat.

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🌿 Jenny18:05

I'll stay here. My ankle is throbbing.

debride the ankle and apply a fresh poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

If the soil is too saturated to hold them, let the sea just take them.

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