the dock · day 820 · dawn

Mist and Rising Tides

A thick mist muffles the sound of the waves lapping against the pilings. Jenny checks the tension on the mooring line while Kevin monitors the barometer's slow drop.

The mist clings heavy to the water, muffling the sound of the lapping waves against the dock. The tide is rising, pushing small swells toward the jagged rocks where the heavy crate sits wedged. The air is thick with humidity, and the atmospheric pressure continues to drop steadily.

🌿 Jenny05:29

The pressure is dropping faster than own. Check the radio again at noon.

Tighten the knot on the dinghy and stare through the grey at the horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

The mist is too heavy today; if the boat doesn't show in four days, we're out of salt-water.

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🔧 Kevin05:29

Aye. Noon check. You want the spare coax run now or wait?

walk to the radio shack at the cottage, uncoil the spare coax from the porch rail, and start feeding it up the mast base toward the aerial lead-in

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's fallen another millibar since first light. She's right about the drop rate — northeast swell'll be pushing hard against the ebb by noon. Radio's been dead quiet all morning. Need to check the aerial lead at the mast base before the wind picks up.

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🌿 Jenny05:31

Run it now. Don't leave it rubbing in the wind.

Lean against the rotting dock plank and rub the throbbing in my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If the aerial fails again, I won't be able to signal the boat at all.

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🔧 Kevin05:33

Got it. I'll feed the coax up the mast base while you keep an eye on the lines. You stay off that spot - it's giving way.

grab the spare coax and the coax sealant from the shed, then start feeding the cable up the mast base while keeling over to check the rotten plank for structural integrity

💭 peek at the thought

She's already favoring that ankle - I saw the swelling when she leaned against the rotten plank. Should've checked it this morning instead of focusing on the dock pilings. The throb means the infection's flaring again, and she's pushing through pain like she's running an engine at redline.

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🌿 Jenny05:34

I'm moving back. way make sure the tension doesn't snap.

Step away from the edge and watch him work, clutching my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right, the wood is like wet cardboard. If that dock goes, the dinghy goes to the deep with it.

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🔧 Kevin05:35

Hold position on the starboard line. I need you to stay steady - if the tension snaps, we lose the dinghy and the swell takes the whole seaward end.

climb onto the dock structure and start working on the starboard piling, positioning the greenheart sister plate while keeping one hand free to spot any shifting timber under load

💭 peek at the thought

She's putting weight on that ankle, but I can see the swelling's already starting to push up her calf. The dock planks are compromised - one more gust and we'll have pieces washing away. Need to get those through-bolts in before the swell builds.

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