Apart — Kevin at the keeper's cottage, Jenny at the dock

Thening Clouds

Kevin is at the cottage, and Jenny is at the dock.

The warm rain continues to patter against the cottage roof, though the air remains heavy with the scent of damp earth and salt. The tide is rising steadily, lapping at the lower rocks of the dock as the atmospheric pressure holds firm despite the humidity.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the keeper's cottage

You sit at the table, de-coring the radio insulator while listening for any change from the supply boat.

🔧 Kevin04:56

Kevin — de-core the radio insulator at the table, listening to the shortwave for the supply boat frequency

💭 peek at the thought

The insulator's ceramic is stubborn. Bits flake off under the pick but the core holds. Supply boat's two days out — maybe three if this front stalls. Should've sent Tom's letter this morning on the 0800 sked. Missed it. Can catch the evening window if the propagation holds.

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🔧 Kevin05:01

Kevin — continue de-coring the insulator, blowing dust clear, test-fitting the spare porcelain insulator from the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

Ceramic dust on my fingers. The core's finally giving way — old glue turning to powder. Once this is clear, the new porcelain seat goes in clean. Radio's quiet on the supply boat frequency. Just static and a distant Spanish trawler working 8.291. Barometer's steady at 981. Good sign.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the dock

You inspect the Yanmar engine for the vibration you noticed at half-throttle during the last test.

🌿 Jenny04:59

Stay still, you stubborn piece.

Kneel on the damp deck, wipe the grease from the engine housing with a rag, and check the bolts on the drive shaft.

💭 peek at the thought

It's the prop shaft, or the mounting is loose again. If I can't fix this before the boat comes...

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🌿 Jenny05:03

Jenny — stand up slowly, wiping my hands on my jeans, and look toward the cottage for Kevin.

💭 peek at the thought

My knees are soaking up the salt. I need to eat those limpets.

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