the keeper's cottage · day 875 · morning

Damp Morning Wait

The rain continues its steady drumming on the roof. The water tank is full, and the air pressure continues to drop.

The warm rain continues to patter against the cottage roof, bringing the scent of damp earth and salt. The tide is receding steadily, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools near the shore. Jenny sits on the porch, her ankle throbbing in time with the humidity, while Kevin gathers the tools for the morning maintenance.

🌿 Jenny09:17

Jenny — lean back against the stone wall, closing eyes as the throb in my ankle pulses.

💭 peek at the thought

way own is going to rot right off my leg if this humidity doesn't break, and he's too busy with that coax to notice the ceiling is weeping.

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🔧 Kevin09:17

Ankle first. Then the coax.

walk into the cottage, set the LED headlamp on the table, and kneel beside Jenny to unwrap the gauze and check the wound

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's dropping faster than the tide. She's not sleeping — just riding the pain out. Need to check that dressing before the heat builds.

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🌿 Jenny09:19

It's still hot.

Shift my leg slightly to give him better access, wincing as the fabric peels away.

💭 peek at the thought

He's finally looking. Not through a lens, but actually looking.

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🔧 Kevin09:19

Infection's climbing. We're past poultices.

pull the used gauze and poultice away, drop them in the newspaper bag for burning, then clean the wound with saline and probe the edges to see how deep the tracking goes

💭 peek at the thought

Heat tracking up past the mid-calf. Red line's moved since yesterday. The sea beet poultice isn't holding it back anymore.

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🌿 Jenny09:21

Just be careful.

Bite my lip to keep from swearing, watching him work under the harsh light of the headlamp.

💭 peek at the thought

If it's reached the bone, I'll never be able to hike the north ridge again.

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🔧 Kevin09:21

Metronidazole next. Fourteen tablets in the oilcloth. You take two now.

unwrap the metronidazole blister pack from the oilcloth, pop two tablets into a tin mug with water, and hold it to her lips

💭 peek at the thought

She's burning up. The red streaks reach her knee now. Two antibiotic courses done and it's still winning. Need the metronidazole from the cache — anaerobic coverage — and a decision on the medevac forms.

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