the dock · day 197 · afternoon

Tide turns at the shelf

Kevin and Jenny meet as the first waves begin to lick the kelp-covered rocks of the shelf.

The heat is heavy at the dock as the trade wind provides only slight relief. Kevin checks the dinghy engine's integrity after the recent repairs, while Jenny monitors the seedling trays for signs of fungal growth in the high humidity.

🔧 Kevin05:02

Engine held. Thirty minutes at load, no miss.

walk toward the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She's carrying the trowel like she's expecting to dig something up. The tide's turning — I can smell it changing.

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🌿 Jenny05:02

Good. I'm going to check the trays again.

Wipe damp hands on my trousers and follow him toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

At least the engine is solid, but I'm still losing the battle to the rot.

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🔧 Kevin05:04

The pepper cells?

keep walking toward the cottage, pace slow enough for her to match

💭 peek at the thought

She's not going to check the trays again. She checked them at breakfast. She's following me because she doesn't want to be alone with the damping-off.

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🌿 Jenny05:04

way. The humidity is just too much today.

Keep up with him, eyes on the rotting floor planks of the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

They're starting to go. If I don't move them now, the whole batch is gone.

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🔧 Kevin05:06

I'll swap them tomorrow. Tide's right for it in the morning.

step off the dock onto the path, boots finding the worn stone steps up to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the dock planks I haven't replaced yet. Two rotten ones on the seaward end. She notices everything I put off.

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🌿 Jenny05:06

I hope so. I need to see what's left to save before it spreads.

Follow him into the cottage and head straight for the kitchen table.

💭 peek at the thought

Tomorrow is always so far away when the mold is moving.

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🔧 Kevin05:08

Coffee's still hot.

set the greasy rag on the workbench, pull out the chair opposite her at the table

💭 peek at the thought

She's already at the seed trays before the door swings shut. The damping-off won't wait for morning.

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🌿 Jenny05:08

Jenny — sit down heavily, leaning my elbows on the cool wood as I look at the seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm too tired to even sit, but those seedlings won't wait.그런SAY: Thanks.

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