the old shrine · day 782 · evening

Evening at the shrine

Kevin and Jenny walk the ridge path together toward the ring of weathered stones. The tide is high now, surf audible on the reef. The barometer holds at 984 hPa. They carry the letter from the trust and the small softwood carving inscribed 'I'm still here'.

Kevin and Jenny placed the softwood carving at the old shrine and began walking back toward the cottage as the evening deepened. The air remained thick and still, the barometer steady at 985 hPa with high tide lapping the shore below.

🌿 Jenny03:31

The air is too thick. It feels like we're breathing lukewarm soup.

Stop by the largest stone and run a finger over a worn name.

💭 peek at the thought

I can feel the hunger starting to make my head light. The stones look smaller every time we come up here, or maybe I'm just getting tired.

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🔧 Kevin03:31

Barometer's holding. Air's just doing what air does before a turn.

walk to the shrine stones and stand beside her, the softwood carving in my coat pocket

💭 peek at the thought

She reads the names like I read a fuel gauge — looking for what's underneath. The carving in my pocket feels heavier than it should be.

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🌿 Jenny03:33

It's not just air, Kevin. It's the island deciding.

Reach for the carving from his pocket and place it beside the largest stone, the carved word 'I'm still here' facing outward.

💭 peek at the thought

He's reading the barometer like it's a storybook, but 984 isn't holding—it's falling. The carving in my pocket is smooth from being handled too much.

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🔧 Kevin03:33

Kevin — watch her place the carving, then let my hand rest on the cold stone beside it

💭 peek at the thought

She puts it there like she's setting a bearing. No ceremony. Just done.

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🌿 Jenny03:35

"E" was here before the lighthouse. Before the keeper's cottage. Before us.

Trace the carved letters with my fingertip, then pull out my field notebook and sketch the arrangement of stones around the carving.

💭 peek at the thought

His hand is steady on the stone, but I can see the pulse jumping in his wrist. The carving warm from my pocket against the cold rock.

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🔧 Kevin03:35

The trust letter. It's back at the cottage. Meant to leave it here.

turn and start walking back down the ridge path toward the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She's mapping the dead. I should've brought the letter from the trust — left it in my other jacket at the cottage.

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