Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Afternoon Heat

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

The tide is receding rapidly, leaving slick rocks and drying tide pools exposed near the dock. Kevin is exhausted from the morning's labor, sweating through as he prepares to test the Yanmar engine in the cooling afternoon air, while Jenny sits in the garden, her ankle throbbing with a sharp, radiating heat as she prepares to finally open her grandmother's rusted seed tin.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand by the dock, watching the horizon for the supply boat's sail.

🔧 Kevin13:04

Kevin — lean against the dock post, eyes scanning the waterline where sky meets sea

💭 peek at the thought

Three days out and the horizon's still empty. Barometer's falling faster than yesterday — front's pushing in from the west. If the boat doesn't make it before the wind shifts, we're looking at another two weeks minimum.

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🔧 Kevin13:08

Kevin — walk back up the jetty toward the cottage, hand on the planks testing each step

💭 peek at the thought

Light's changing. Wind's backed round to the southwest — cold behind it. Boat should've shown by now if she was coming on schedule. Need to secure the dinghy proper and check the generator fuel before dark.

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🔧 Kevin13:12

Kevin — unscrew the fuel cap, dip in a clean rag to check level, then wipe it dry and set it aside

💭 peek at the thought

Generator's humming steady, but the fuel can's lighter than it should be. Siphoned off during the storm lashings last week and never topped up. If the wind holds and the boat doesn't come, we'll be cooking on the wood stove by week's end.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You crouch by the tomatoes, checking the leaves for any sign of wilt.

🌿 Jenny13:06

Not today. Please.

poke a small hole in the lime bed with a finger, testing the depth of the earth.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is holding the moisture, but my hands are shaking again. If I plant these now, the salt might just take them by morning.

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🌿 Jenny13:10

Jenny — wipe the damp soil from my fingers and stand up slowly, clutching my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

The sun is dipping lower, and the shadows are stretching across the weeds. I'm still staring at the same patch of dirt.

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🌿 Jenny13:14

Jenny — turn back toward the cottage, leaving the garden to the shadows.

💭 peek at the thought

The light is failing now, and the tin is still on the shelf. I haven't even opened it yet.

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