the dock · day 919 · morning

Supply boat on horizon

The tide is low, exposing the northern shelf. Kevin stands at the dinghy's transom checking prop shaft alignment. Jenny sits on the dock planking with her sketchbook, ankle elevated. A dark hull appears on the horizon, approaching on the rising tide — the supply boat, two hours early.

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

🔧 Kevin03:23

Boat's early. You seeing this?

walk to the dock's seaward end, shading eyes against the glare, watching the hull resolve through the heat haze

💭 peek at the thought

Two hours early. That's not normal. Either the weather window closed behind them or something's wrong on the mainland. Need to check the dinghy's secured and the radio's clear for the handshake.

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🌿 Jenny03:23

I see it. Get the lines ready.

Close the sketchbook and stand up, wincing as the weight shifts onto my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If they're early, I won't have time to finish the ridge tests before they leave.

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🔧 Kevin03:24

Lines are coiled. Radio first.

turn and head back to the cottage, keying the shortwave mic on 2182 kHz

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring it bad. The line's past the knee now. Radio call first — confirm who it is and what they're bringing. Then get her off the dock before the swell hits the jetty.

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🌿 Jenny03:25

I'll get the pH kit ready.

Limp own the edge of the dock, gripping the rough timber for balance.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the schedule he doesn't even see the swelling.

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🔧 Kevin03:26

Supply boat, this is Sorrel Island. Over.

hold the mic clear of the cabinet, finger on the PTT, listening through the static for a reply

💭 peek at the thought

pH kit means she's thinking water tests for the boat crew — or for the tank after they top us off. Either way she's moving too much on that ankle. Should've had her stay put.

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🌿 Jenny03:27

They might be close.

Watch the horizon past the dinghy, squinting for the white of the hull.

💭 peek at the thought

If they don't answer now, we'll miss the window for the antibiotics.

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