the dock · day 203 · midday

Midday Storm Prep

The rain intensifies, turning the dock into a slick surface. Kevin and Jenny meet under the shelter of the porch to discuss the priority list for tomorrow's arrival.

Kevin spends the midday at the dock checking the dinghy preparations for the supply boat's arrival. Jenny focuses on the garden, noting the fungal damping-off on the pepper and lettuce seedlings. The heat remains oppressive as they prepare for tomorrow's delivery.

🌿 Jenny10:00

We need to be specific with Mickey. I don't want a generic crate of 'supplies'—I need actual fungicides and a specific potting mix if they can source it.

Lean against the porch railing, watching the rain turn the dock into a mirror.

💭 peek at the thought

I can feel the humidity clinging to my skin. He's probably thinking about fuel and grease; I'm thinking about the damping-off in the cells and the seeds still in the tin.

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🔧 Kevin10:00

I'll write it on the radio log. Copper sulphate, sulphur dust, peat-free ericaceous mix — twenty litres minimum. And tell him to bring the big tarpaulin, the green one, not the blue. Blue shreds in a week.

make list: supply boat priority list

💭 peek at the thought

She's right to be specific. Mickey brings what he thinks we need, not what we ask for. If I write it down, he'll follow the list. Mostly.

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🌿 Jenny10:02

Thank you. And a new set of fine-tipped tweezers. Mine snapped.

Rub my thumb and forefinger together, mimicking the precision of the tool I lost.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually listening to the details for once. It's almost enough to make me trust the list, but the blue tarps really are garbage.

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🔧 Kevin10:02

Tweezers. Fine tips. Stainless if they have them.

make list: supply boat priority list

💭 peek at the thought

She's been doing delicate work. Seed work. The damping-off in the peppers and lettuce — she's trying to save what she can, one seedling at a time.

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🌿 Jenny10:04

I'll add it to the list. We can't afford to forget.

Pull the notebook from my pocket and scratch 'STAINLESS TWEEZERS' in the margin of the radio log.

💭 peek at the thought

Stainless would be better. The salt air eats everything else eventually.

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🔧 Kevin10:04

Got it.

walk to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She knows where I keep the log. Knows the shorthand. Twenty-three years of marriage and the silence between us has its own grammar.

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🌿 Jenny10:06

Jenny — stay on the porch, watching the rain lash the dock, then turn and walk slowly toward the garden shed.

💭 peek at the thought

He's retreating. Every time the conversation gets too focused on the needs, he finds a reason to walk away.

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🔧 Kevin10:06

Kevin — walk to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the tarp on the seedlings. The corner was flapping earlier. Wind's southeast — drives rain straight at the garden.

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