Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday at the dock and garden

Kevin is at the dock with the engine running; Jenny is in the garden with the salvaged seed packets.

Kevin used the crowbar to pry open the waterlogged crate on the dock, discovering preserved supplies despite the moisture. Jenny checked the heirloom seeds and found the mold is spreading, though the tomato and pepper seeds remain viable for planting despite the humidity.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand by the engine as it purrs under the wind generator's load, the radio battery climbing. The tide laps higher on the pilings, and the waterlogged crate sits heavy on the planks. The barometer hasn't moved.

🔧 Kevin10:58

Kevin — pry open the waterlogged crate with the crowbar

💭 peek at the thought

Engine's holding steady. Battery climbing. Good. Crate's still there, waterlogged and heavy — might as well see what's in it while the tide's up and the engine's running. Hands are shot but the crowbar's still in them.

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🔧 Kevin11:02

Kevin — carry the tins, coffee, canvas, and tarp up to the cottage; leave the rotted rope on the dock

💭 peek at the thought

Crate's open. Six tins corned beef, seals intact. Jar of coffee, sealed. Canvas rolls, heavy-duty, dry. Plastic tarp, large, waterproof. Rope's salt-rotted, useless for load. Good haul. Useless rope. Coffee's the real win.

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🔧 Kevin11:06

Kevin — check the shortwave radio battery charge level; shut down the engine

💭 peek at the thought

Crate haul stowed. Coffee on the shelf. Canvas and tarp folded dry. Six tins corned beef in the pantry — thirty-six meals between us if we stretch. Engine's still humming, battery climbing. Forearms are trembling now, deep ache in the wrists. Rain's harder. Jenny's still at the garden. Should check the radio battery percentage, then kill the engine.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You kneel in the bed with the tomato and pepper packets, the soil damp under your fingers. The shade cloth snaps in the breeze. You have maybe an hour before the heat drives you back inside.

🌿 Jenny11:00

Jenny — plant the tomato and pepper seeds in the prepared rows.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't get these in the ground now, the mold will finish them. I can't lose the tomatoes too.

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🌿 Jenny11:04

Jenny — walk back to the cottage and head for the kitchen to cook the limpets and sea beet.

💭 peek at the thought

My back is killing me. I need to eat something before the rain actually hits, or I'll be too shaky to deal with Kevin.

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🌿 Jenny11:08

Jenny — eat the cooked limpets and sea beet, then walk toward the dock to find Kevin.

💭 peek at the thought

The limpets are a bit rubbery, but they're fuel. Now for the hard part: telling him about the mast without starting a war.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.