the keeper's cottage · day 956 · dawn

Monitoring the Rain and Tide

Heavy rain lashes against the cottage from the west, drumming on the corrugated roof. Kevin and Jenny stand on the steps, watching the barometer drop to 993 hPa as the wind increases.

Kevin checked the diesel can seam under engine load and found the epoxy bond failing with hairline cracks weeping fuel. Jenny attempted to reach the supply boat on 6215 kHz but heard only a fragmented news broadcast about Iran and cyber attacks, with no sign of the captain.

🌿 Jenny09:45

We need to get inside. The diesel seam won't hold this surge.

Tightens the wrap around her swollen ankle and steps back into the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; if this storm hits hard, the north ridge soil will slide before I can Test it.

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🔧 Kevin09:45

Right behind you.

step onto the porch, pull the door shut against the wind, walk to the generator shed and check the diesel can seam under load

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The cracked can's been holding under light load but a surge this hard with the barometer dropping means the generator'll gulp fuel and the seam'll breathe. Need to check it before the power cuts.

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🌿 Jenny09:47

I'm checking the radio. If the boat is delayed again, I need to know now.

Sits at the table and reaches for the shortwave radio dial.

💭 peek at the thought

He's obsessed with the machinery while the world is literally washing away under us.

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🔧 Kevin09:47

Check 6215. I'll be back in five.

jog down the path to the generator shed, pull the dipstick on the cracked can, watch the seam while the engine runs

💭 peek at the thought

She's already moving to the radio. Good. The 0600 window matters more than my pride about the can. I'll verify the seam and get back before the 1200 key.

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🌿 Jenny09:49

Don't stay out too long, the wind is shifting.

Tune the radio to the frequency, listening through the static of the rain.

💭 peek at the thought

If that seam blows, we're sitting in the dark with no way to dry.

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🔧 Kevin09:49

Won't.

reach the shed, crack the door against the gust, shine the headlamp on the epoxy seam while the Yanmar thumps, finger the joint for weep

💭 peek at the thought

Wind shifting west means the swell'll build on the dock side. Generator shed's exposed. Check the can, check the filter, get back.

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