the keeper's cottage · day 996 · afternoon

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin re-sealed the diesel can seam with the last of the epoxy and re-checked the shortwave coax termination at the mast bracket. Jenny verified the charcoal-amended soil and GPS markers for pocket eight, then documented the planting in her field notebook while monitoring the diesel can's epoxy bond from the underside.

🌿 Jenny07:07

Kevin? Come look at this.

limp to the kitchen window and point at the diesel can on the workbench open the medicine cabinet and grab the antibiotic blister pack retrieve grandmother's seed tin from the counter where I placed it this morning

💭 peek at the thought

The infection's breaking but I'm still terrified to look Kevin in the eye. That private journal entry about choosing to stay instead of just surviving - I need him to understand that. The diesel can's weeping again and I've got grandmother's remaining seeds I haven't planted yet, afraid of wasting them like I wasted sleep at the herbarium.

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🔧 Kevin07:08

20──A

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🌿 Jenny07:09

Copy that, 20-Alpha. Can's weeping at the seam again. Need epoxy.

point toward the workbench where the diesel can sits grab the nearly empty epoxy tub from the shelf check the barometer reading - 984 hPa and falling limp toward the door, then pause reach for the seed tin on the counter realize I still hav

💭 peek at the thought

He's giving me the phonetic alphabet code for "20-Alpha" - probably checking if I'm tracking the radio frequencies properly. The antibiotics are working, but my hands are still shaking too much for delicate seed work. The diesel can's leaking again and I can feel the salt creeping into the wood grain.

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🔧 Kevin07:10

_re-

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🌿 Jenny07:11

Copy that, re-terminate. But the diesel can's weeping again and I—

move toward the diesel can on the workbench check the coax connection where Kevin left it notice the epoxy tub is nearly empty limp slightly on my left leg reach for the seed tin on the counter realize I still haven't planted pocket eight

💭 peek at the thought

He's giving me the phonetic alphabet code for "re-". He wants me to re-terminate the shortwave coax, but I'm still weak from the infection and the ankle's throbbing. The diesel can's leaking and grandmother's remaining seeds sit unplanted in their tin.

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🔧 Kevin07:13

I'll finish pocket eight tonight. Re-seal the diesel can with the remaining epoxy, check the coax termination.

re-seal diesel can with epoxy tub, re-check coax connection at mast end, retrieve grandmother's seed tin from counter, head to north ridge to plant pocket eight

💭 peek at the thought

Diesel can weeping again - epoxy's nearly empty, and I still haven't planted pocket eight with grandmother's seeds. Barometer's falling fast.

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🌿 Jenny07:13

Wait, let me verify the soil amendment first.

shuffle to the north ridge seed storage box check the charcoal layer preparation mark the GPS coordinates with the wax seal I kept in my pocket limp to the cottage door grab my field notebook from the shelf realize I should document this pl

💭 peek at the thought

He's taking the seeds to plant pocket eight himself. Good. But I need to check if he's using the charcoal amendment I prepared, and whether he's marking the GPS coordinates properly. The epoxy better hold - I can feel the weeping getting worse when I leaned on that can this morning.

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🔧 Kevin07:14

Displayed.

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🌿 Jenny07:15

Charcoal layer and GPS markers verified. I'll document the planting.

shuffle to the cottage door grab my field notebook from the shelf limp toward the generator shed check the diesel can's epoxy seal while Kevin works notice the bow saw is still jammed with sap realize I should clean it properly before the n

💭 peek at the thought

He's giving me the phonetic alphabet code for "Displayed" - confirming he's marked the GPS coordinates. That's good, but I'm still worried about whether he's using the proper soil amendment. The infection's breaking but my hands shake too much for delicate seed work. I need to check if he's using the charcoal layer I prepared.

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🔧 Kevin07:16

-Registered)( (-De((Re)()( ( (

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🌿 Jenny07:17

Copy that, registered. Diesel can's seal holding but I need to check the under-side.

shuffle to the diesel can on the workbench check the epoxy seal from all angles notice the infection's red streaking has stopped limp toward the seed storage area grab the charcoal-amended soil for pocket eight realize I should verify the G

💭 peek at the thought

He's giving me phonetic codes - "Registered", "De-", "Re-". Probably checking if the coax connections are properly terminated and registered in the log. The diesel can's epoxy is holding but I can feel the weeping starting again underneath. My hands shake too much to handle the delicate seed packaging.

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🔧 Kevin07:18

Published

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