the old shrine · day 922 · evening

The evening wait

The tide is rising, bringing water closer to the southern pilings. The clouds remain heavy, threatening to break the heat with rain.

Kevin re-rigged the second spring line with a double wrap on the north piling pulley and served the chafe point with sail twine, securing it against the rising tide. Jenny attempted to sketch the sea cave strata but was overcome by pain and fever from her infected ankle, managing only a few rough lines before abandoning the effort.

🔧 Kevin07:02

Tide's up. South pilings taking the brunt.

Walk to the dock and inspect the south piling sister brace and mooring lines.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's pushing hard against the south pilings. If the swell builds with this cloud cover, the dock takes another beating. Should check the lashings before dark.

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🌿 Jenny07:03

Check the tension on the second line. The salt is eating the bolts faster than we can replace.

Jenny shifts her weight, wincing at the throbbing in her ankle, and sketches the way the water is swirling around the rocks in her own.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always looking at the wood, never the rot inside it. If those pilings go, the whole dock follows, and the dinghy goes with it.

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🔧 Kevin07:05

Second line's singing. Chafe guard's shot. I'll swap it tonight.

Check the second spring line's chafe point at the north piling, then head to the workshop for the spare heavy weather line and sail twine.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the salt. The second spring line's been singing in the swell — chafe guard won't last another storm. Need to swap it before the boat comes.

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🌿 Jenny07:06

Use the double wrap on the pulley. The humidity is making the nylon too slick to hold otherwise.

Jenny taps her notebook shut, the pencil lead snapping against the paper, as she watches the darkening horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

If he waits until night, the surge will pull the line right through the cleat. He's always so optimistic about the slow-moving disaster.

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🔧 Kevin07:06

Double wrap it is.

Pull the spare heavy weather line and sail twine from the workshop, then re-rig the second spring line with a double wrap on the north piling pulley and serve the chafe point.

💭 peek at the thought

Double wrap on the pulley — good call. Nylon's been slipping in this damp. She sees everything even hurt.

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🌿 Jenny07:07

Make sure the knot is tight. The salt doesn't give any slack once the storm hits.

Jenny leans back against the weathered stone of the shrine, the throbbing in her ankle synchronizing with the rising tide.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's listening to the mechanics, even if he doesn't see the scale of the rot yet.

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🔧 Kevin07:08

Knot'll hold. Salt don't get a vote.

Finish the double wrap, cinch it down hard, serve the chafe point with sail twine, and step back to check the angle under load.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not talking about the line. She's talking about us — what holds and what parts.

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🌿 Jenny07:09

We'll see. The tide is coming in fast for the forecast.

Jenny traces a worn carving on the stone with a shaky finger, ignoring the sharp了一 in her leg.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks a knot can stop the ocean from reclaiming the wood. He always does.

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