the keeper's cottage · day 860 · night

Night of Rain

The rain has slowed to a steady drizzle, and the sound of the tide lapping against the cottage walls is the only noise in the dark.

The humidity is heavy enough to taste, and the flat sky darkens as the wet season presses down. The tide is receding rapidly, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools near the dock. Inside the cottage, the air is thick with the smell of sea beet poultice and salt-damp wood.

🔧 Kevin12:09

Jenny? You awake? I've got some fresh sea beet leaves for your ankle - the ones from the high-tide fringe, they're still dry inside.

Walk to the garden and gather the freshest sea beet leaves from above the high-water mark, then return to the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's backing off, exposing the mud flats where the limpets cluster. Good - that means I can check the poultice without wading through sucking mud. Four days until the Mendez shows up, and I've got half a dozen things that need fixing before the barometer stops falling like a stone.

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🌿 Jenny12:09

I'm up. way leave them on the table.

Reach out a hand toward the light, wincing as the movement shifts the weight on my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

way's always trying to be helpful, even when the world is literally dissolving under our feet.

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🔧 Kevin12:10

Right. On the table.

Set the sea beet leaves on the kitchen table beside the lantern, then fetch the mortar and pestle from the shelf to mash them with the mint and honey.

💭 peek at the thought

She's hurting bad and trying not to show it. That wince tells me more than words - the infection's still tracking. Need to get that poultice on before the swelling locks the joint up tighter.

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🌿 Jenny12:10

Thanks.

Shift my weight slightly and lean forward to inspect the leaves, checking the vein structure for any signs of salt-burn.

💭 peek at the thought

He's doing it again. The careful, methodical movement. It's almost soothing, if I wasn't so damn exhausted.

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