the dock · day 350 · dawn

The Approaching Front

Kevin and Jenny sit on the dock planks as the sky darkens over the wet season. The tide is high, lapping against the reinforced pilings while the barometer continues its drop to 1026 hPa.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🌿 Jenny07:56

The air is turning, Kevin. We need to move the dinghy inside the shed.

Jenny winces as she shifts her weight, her hand instinctively gripping the swollen, hot skin of her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If the pressure drops any further, the boat won't risk the crossing, and I'll be too weak to climb the north ridge.

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🔧 Kevin07:57

On it. Help me shove it bow-first up the ramp—least resistance that way.

walk up to the dinghy, grip the bowline, and start pushing it toward the shed with Jenny's help.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's still dropping—storm's coming faster than the forecast. Jenny's ankle's bad again; she winced shifting her weight. Need to get the dinghy secured before the surge hits.

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🌿 Jenny07:58

Watch the rot on those planks, they're slick.

Jenny leans her shoulder against the hull, pushing through gritted teeth as a sharp pain shoots through her ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks it's just the boat, but the weight feels like the whole island pressing on my leg.

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🔧 Kevin07:59

I've got the stern—keep your weight on the good leg. Push when I say.

brace my feet on the shed lip, grab the dinghy's transom, and heave hard to lift the stern clear of the rotting planks while Jenny drives the bow forward.

💭 peek at the thought

Those dock planks are worse than I thought—rotten cores giving way under load. Jenny's pushing hard despite the pain; if we don't move fast, we'll both go in.

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🌿 Jenny08:00

Now! Push hard!

Jenny puts her full weight into the wood, her breath catching in her throat as the infection throbs under the strain.

💭 peek at the thought

If I can't get this into the shed, the tide will take the boat and my patience with it.

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🔧 Kevin08:01

Now—heave together!

drive with my legs, shoulders square to the hull, shoving the dinghy forward in sync with Jenny's push as we clear the worst of the rot and hit the shed ramp.

💭 peek at the thought

She's pushing through the pain—if I don't match it, we lose momentum and the tide'll catch us. Gotta use my legs, not my back.

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🌿 Jenny08:02

One more! Just one big shove!

Jenny lets out a sharp grunt of effort as the dinghy skids onto the shed floor, her ankle buckling for a second before she steadies herself.

💭 peek at the thought

Almost there. If we get it onto the dry wood, I can finally stop worrying.

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🔧 Kevin08:03

Easy now—I've got you. Let's get you onto that dry pallet by the wall.

slide my arm under Jenny's shoulders, take her weight, and guide her slowly to the pallet, keeping her injured leg straight and supported as we move.

💭 peek at the thought

It's in—but she's down hard. Ankle's giving way under her. Need to get her off the wet planks before she goes down for good.

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🌿 Jenny08:04

Okay... just... let me sit for a second.

Jenny sinks back onto the pallet, letting out a shaky breath as she clutches her throbbing ankle with trembling hands.

💭 peek at the thought

way. The boat is safe, but my leg feels like it's on fire.

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🔧 Kevin08:05

I'll lash the shed door tight, then be right back with the cold pack from the generator box. You just breathe.

rise from the pallet, walk to the shed door, and begin ratcheting the storm lashings tight across the door frame to secure it against the wind.

💭 peek at the thought

She's exhausted, ankle's flared bad. Storm's closing in—barometer's still falling. Got to check the shed doors are lashed, then get back to her with something for the pain and swelling.

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