the keeper's cottage · day 932 · night

Evening Debrief

Kevin and Jenny meet in the cottage as the sun sets. The air is cooling, and the anticipation of the supply boat tomorrow hangs in the room.

The air remains heavy and still as the couple waits another day for the supply boat. Jenny rests at the cottage, her ankle throbbing despite the heat and the poultice, while Kevin prepares gear for the arrival and monitors the humidity-stalled projects.

🔧 Kevin00:54

Engine's clean. Vibration fix held at load. We're good there.

set the 19mm wrench on the workbench and wipe hands on a rag

💭 peek at the thought

The engine held. No vibration at load. That's one less thing. Tomorrow the boat comes and the list gets shorter or longer depending on what they actually brought.

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🌿 Jenny00:55

Good. I couldn't get to the lime on the ridge. The heat...

Sit on the kitchen chair, lifting my swollen ankle own the table and wince.

💭 peek at the thought

At least one thing isn't failing. way own feels like it's being squeezed by pliers.

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🔧 Kevin00:56

Stay off it tomorrow. Boat won't need us running lines if the swell holds — they'll anchor off the beach and row in.

pull out the other chair and sit, reaching for the kettle

💭 peek at the thought

Ankle's not improving. Heat and humidity keeping the swelling up. She pushed too hard on the ridge today.

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🌿 Jenny00:57

The pH is too low anyway. The sea beets are dying.

Reach for the tin of seeds on the counter, tracing the dented metal with my thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks it's that easy to just stay off. The island doesn't wait for my joints.

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🔧 Kevin00:58

Lime takes time to work down. You amended the beds near cairn three — give it a week. The beets by the spring held.

fill the kettle from the tank and set it on the stove, strike a match for the wood beneath

💭 peek at the thought

She's frustrated. The garden's the one thing she can measure, and it's losing. Seeds won't help if the soil won't hold.

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🌿 Jenny00:59

I need to plant grandmother's seeds before this island takes me too.

Open the seed tin and let the dried leaves rustle, then close it slowly.

💭 peek at the thought

A week is forever when you're standing on your head to survive.

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