the dock · day 319 · afternoon

The Pressure Breaches

The air grows death still as the first heavy drops of rain hit the salt-baked dust.

The rain has intensified into a heavy, rhythmic drumming against the corrugated roof of the cottage. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and drying sea beet. The tide continues to climb, lapping hung against the weakened wood of the dock, while the barometer continues its steady descent, signaling a deepening front.

🔧 Kevin02:39

Kevin — walk up to the cottage to check generator storm lashings and secure dinghy at dock

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's here. Barometer's been falling all day. Need to check the dinghy lines and the generator lashings before the wind picks up proper.

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🌿 Jenny02:39

Kevin! The barometer is dropping—check the tarp over the dinghy!

Jenny wipes the condensation from the notebook page with her sleeve and grabs the rusted seed tin from the kitchen table.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is coming too fast; the grandmother's seeds will rot if I don't move them from the table now.

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🔧 Kevin02:41

On it.

walk to the dock and secure the dinghy tarp with extra lines

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Dinghy tarp's been flapping. Need to batten it down before the gusts tear it.

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🌿 Jenny02:41

Don't let the wind catch the edge, the planks are still slick!

Jenny retreats into the cottage and sets the seed tin on the dry way, her fingers hovering over the rusted lid.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the gear, he doesn't even see the tin in my hand.

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🔧 Kevin02:42

Got it.

drive a couple of spare oak shims under the tarp's windward corner and lash it tight with new rope from the crate

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's already getting under the tarp—need weight and tension on the windward side.

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🌿 Jenny02:43

Just get inside, the sky is opening up for real.

Jenny sits at the kitchen table and stares at the tin, listening to the rain hit the roof.

💭 peek at the thought

If I open this now and they're mush, I've lost the last bit of her.

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🔧 Kevin02:45

Coming.

walk up to the cottage and step inside, shaking off the rain

💭 peek at the thought

Tarp's holding. Rain's coming down hard now. She's not moving from that table. Best get in before I'm soaked through.

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🌿 Jenny02:45

You're dripping on the floor. The wind is picking up.

Jenny pulls the seed tin closer to her, shielding it from the draft.

💭 peek at the thought

He's soaking wet. I'm starving and my hands are shaking.

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