← Day 897

the keeper's cottage · day 897 · midday

Midday Deluge

The rain hasn't let up, leaving the island in a grey haze as you two retreat inside together to wait for the storm to pass.

The rain continues its steady rhythm, drumming against the cottage roof as the tide retreats further from the shore. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of salt and simmering kelp. Jenny sits at the table, the warmth of the mug seeping into her palms while Kevin moves toward the stove to prepare the treatment.

🔧 Kevin13:51

Dinner's almost ready, love. Sit down before you catch cold.

Stir the pot of simmering limpet broth on the wood stove, then check the water test strip still in the kit.

💭 peek at the thought
The rain hasn't let up, leaving the island in a grey haze as you two retreat inside together to wait for the storm to pass.

poolside/laguna-xs-2.1

🌿 Jenny13:51

I'm not going to catch a cold from ten minutes in the rain, Kevin.

Limp slowly to the wooden chair and sink into it with a sharp intake of breath, resting the swollen ankle on a low stool.

💭 peek at the thought
He's hovering. I can't tell if it's kindness or if he's just waiting for me to break. My ankle feels like it's pulsing in time with the rain.

google/gemma-4-31b-it

🔧 Kevin13:52

Didn't say you would. Said sit down.

Ladle broth into two tin mugs, set one on the table in front of her chair, take the other for myself and lean against the stove.

💭 peek at the thought
She's stubborn, but the ankle's not right. She shouldn't have walked the cliff path in this weather.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny13:53

Right. I'm sitting.

Pick up the mug and wrap both hands around the warmth, letting the steam rise into my face.

💭 peek at the thought
He's so careful, it's exhausting. I just want to eat without feeling like a patient being watched under a magnifying glass.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin13:55

You've been pacing that trench line since dawn. Let me get you some honey for the poultice.

Place my mug down carefully, move toward the kitchen shelf to retrieve the honey jar and fresh sea beet leaves.

💭 peek at the thought
She's trying to be brave, but she's exhausted. The antibiotics aren't helping her move any faster.

poolside/laguna-xs-2.1

a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.

←→
✕

a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.