the dock · day 712 · morning

Morning Preparations for Arrival

The tide is at its lowest, leaving the tide pools teeming with life before the heat begins to set in.

The morning air is heavy with humidity as the clouds thicken over the island, signaling rain. Kevin inspects the structural integrity of the dock against the rising tide, while Jenny organizes the remaining heirloom seeds for the upcoming supply boat.

🌿 Jenny03:03

The water is too far out to check the pilings today, we have to wait.

Kneels by the tomato rows, testing the damp soil with a finger while wincing at the ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come in two days, the mold in that tin will take the last of the variety.

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🔧 Kevin03:03

Tide turns in two hours. Pilings'll be under six foot by noon. Ankle first.

walk to the cottage porch and fetch the medkit and fresh water basin

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the pilings — water's too low to see the rot line on the seaward faces. But the tide'll push back in two hours, three max. Her ankle's swollen past the brace line again. She shouldn't be kneeling.

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🌿 Jenny03:05

Two hours is plenty of time to check the pH on the north slope.

Sits on the weathered dock edge, pulling her sock down to reveal the red, angry skin.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always right about the timing, but the seeds won't wait for the water.

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🔧 Kevin03:05

North slope's logged. Calf's worse. Sit still.

set the basin down, unwrap fresh gauze, and pour the saline to flush the wound

💭 peek at the thought

She's deflecting. North slope pH can wait — we logged it three days ago, lime beds holding 6.8. Her calf's tracking red past the mark I made yesterday. Infection's not clearing. Antibiotics should've knocked it by now.

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🌿 Jenny03:07

It's fine, I just need to see the clay stability before the storm hits.

Clutches the edge of the way jetty, knuckles white, as the water hits the infection.

💭 peek at the thought

The salt stings, but it's better than letting the rot take the whole leg.

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🔧 Kevin03:07

Clay's held. Trench drains. You're burning up.

press a clean gauze pad over the flushed wound, hold it there, and reach for the doxycycline blister pack

💭 peek at the thought

She's running a fever again. Can hear it in her breath. The clay's been stable since the intercept trench — she knows that. She's scared of the storm and the boat not coming and Tom's letter still in the dry bag. Her body's saying what her mouth won't.

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