the keeper's cottage · day 916 · morning

Day 916, Morning

The morning sun finds the island under a light onshore breeze. The tide has fully retreated, leaving the dock exposed for the day's work.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin00:27

Morning, love. I'm heading down to check the crate while the tide's out.

walk down to the dock and inspect the barnacled crate at low tide

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's out - good time to check that barnacled crate before it gets swamped again. Jenny's still running fever, infection's creeping up her leg despite the poultice. Need to get those seeds sorted properly before the supply boat comes with fresh supplies.

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🌿 Jenny00:29

Be careful with the wood, it's slick today.

sit on the porch step, rubbing my own, and sketch the layout of the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so optimistic. He thinks the crate will fix everything, but the salt has already eaten through the wood.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin00:29

Aye. I've got the crowbar.

pry the barnacled crate open with the crowbar and inventory what's inside

💭 peek at the thought

She's not looking at me when she says it. The ankle's worse than she's letting on - I saw the red streaks tracking past her knee yesterday. Supply boat's due tomorrow. If the crate's got parts, tools, anything useful, we need to know now.

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

🌿 Jenny00:31

Don't force it, go slow.

sharpen my pencil and start the soil pH map for the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

If he pries too hard, he'll ruin the seal on the tins inside.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin00:31

Kevin — work the crowbar slowly around the crate's lid edges, prying gently to avoid splintering the wood, then lift the lid to see what's inside

💭 peek at the thought

She's right - the wood's salt-rotted, one good shove and the lid splinters. Work the edges, let the crowbar do the thinking.

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

🌿 Jenny00:33

Check for mold before you pull anything out.

watch him from the porch, my pencil hovering over the paper.

💭 peek at the thought

I hope the seeds didn't rot. The humidity has own a thief lately.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin00:33

Kevin — shine the headlamp beam into the crate interior, scanning for mold, damp rot, or condensation on contents before touching anything

💭 peek at the thought

Mold. Right. The crate's been submerged god knows how long. Could be spores on anything fabric, paper, cardboard. Need to look before I disturb.

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

🌿 Jenny00:35

Is there any smell of rot?

lean forward on the porch railing, ankle throbbing in time with my pulse.

💭 peek at the thought

If it's damp, the whole tin is gone. I can't lose those heirlooms.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

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