the dock · day 203 · morning

Morning Day 203

You and Jenny meet at the dock as the sun begins to struggle behind the thick clouds, planning the final preparations.

Kevin and Jenny inspect the dock planks as rain begins to fall from the west. Kevin attempts to pry up a rotting section to assess the extent of the damage, while Jenny checks the garden and prepares for the supply boat's arrival.

🌿 Jenny09:50

The way is holding, but the wind is shifting to the west. We need to secure the wayhy before the tide comes up.

Sketch the rot pattern on the two jetty planks in the own to show Kevin exactly where they need to cut.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come tomorrow, we're out of flour and fuel by Friday. I need to check those rotten planks before the rain worsens.

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🔧 Kevin09:52

Cut line marked?

walk to the jetty end and crouch beside the two rotten planks, studying her sketch against the actual grain

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the wind. West means chop building on the crossing tomorrow. And she's already mapped the rot — good eye, better than guessing.

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🌿 Jenny09:54

I marked it in the notebook. Cut past the soft center, or it won't hold the weight.

Point to the greyest discoloration on the left plank with a pencil.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking at the wood, but I'm looking at the horizon. If he cuts too shallow, the whole thing sags under the boat.

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🔧 Kevin09:55

Notebook's here?

reach for the pencil, trace my thumb over the marked line on the left plank, feeling the spongy give under pressure

💭 peek at the thought

Notebook's in the cottage. She carried it down. She's thinking ahead.

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🌿 Jenny09:56

Right here. Don't push too hard or you'll put your finger right through it.

Hand him the notebook, open to the sketch page.

💭 peek at the thought

He's touching the wood, but he's almost touching me. It's been a while since we were this close without a tool between us.

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🔧 Kevin09:57

Good work.

take the notebook, flip the page to the sketch, compare it to the plank, then tuck the pencil behind my ear and stand

💭 peek at the thought

Sketch is clean. Measurements noted. She's been measuring while I slept.

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🌿 Jenny09:58

Go get the waybar. We need to pry these up before the swell gets too high.

way the salt spray from my eyes and look toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

"Good work" is all he says after I've spent hours documenting the decay. The rain is getting heavier now.

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🔧 Kevin09:58

Back in a minute.

jog up the path toward the cottage, boots hitting the wet boards of the porch steps, grab the wrecking bar leaning by the door, and turn back toward the dock

💭 peek at the thought

Wrecking bar's in the cottage porch. She's already moving — good. Tide's pushing.

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