the keeper's cottage · day 971 · night

NIGHT at the cottage

You both return to the cottage as the sun sets, the wind continuing to howl from the south-east.

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🔧 Kevin09:05

The diesel can held through the test, but I'll check it again before the boat comes. We can't afford another leak.

Check diesel can seam, apply fresh sea beet poultice to ankle, secure garden tarps against wind.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind's picking up again, salt stinging the windows. Three days until the supply boat, and this ankle's not getting better on poultice alone.

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🌿 Jenny09:05

Just make sure the seal is actually holding down this time.

Sit on the kitchen chair, peel the sticky grit from the poultice, and wrap the ankle in a clean cloth.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is a screaming weight tonight, and he's worried about fuel while the island is trying to swallow us.

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🔧 Kevin09:07

I'll run it under load tomorrow morning. If it fails, we'll use the dinghy tank for fuel and ration until the boat.

Pour fuel from diesel can into dinghy tank, check for leaks, mark infection spread line with pen on ankle, prepare extra poultice mixture.

💭 peek at the thought

She's testing me again, same as always. The poultice is holding, but the infection's still spreading underneath.

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🌿 Jenny09:07

Don't be too optimistic about the dinghy tank. It's a temporary fix.

Hold the ankle still, watching the pen ink bloom against the swollen skin.

💭 peek at the thought

He's marking my skin like it's a blueprint for a repair job. I can't tell if that's the only way he knows how to be careful with me.

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