the keeper's cottage · day 953 · midday

Midday Meeting at the Cottage

Kevin and Jenny meet as the tide continues to fall; the supply boat is visible on the horizon, and a jellyfish bloom is drifting slowly into the bay.

Kevin and Jenny spotted a disturbance on the horizon they suspected was the approaching supply boat. They attempted to identify the vessel and signal its arrival, but the high humidity and Jenny's pain made it difficult to get a clear view or move effectively.

🌿 Jenny06:45

It's early. Did they see the signal?

Squint against the grey light, then shift my weight off my left foot to point toward the horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

The boat is actually here. My heart is beating faster than my ankle. I hope they have the pH.

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🔧 Kevin06:45

No flag went up. They're early.

walk to the porch rail, shade eyes against the glare, watch the boat's wake cut through the jellyfish bloom

💭 peek at the thought

Supply boat's two days early. Barometer steady at 993. No signal flew — I forgot the flag in the rush this morning. They're running on schedule or they're not. Either way, they're here.

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🌿 Jenny06:47

Look at the wake.

Shift my position to face him, one hand still supporting my ankle, the other gesturing toward where the jellyfish bloom parts unevenly around something rigid beneath the surface.

💭 peek at the thought

He's proud of his observation, but I can see his eyes scanning the water for something else - the hull, the size, the way it cuts through those jellyfish.

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🔧 Kevin06:47

Hull's drawing what — six foot?

step off the porch onto the path toward the dock, eyes fixed on the disturbance in the bloom

💭 peek at the thought

That's not a jellyfish parting. Something solid under there. Old wreck? Debris from the storm? Boat's cutting straight for it.

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🌿 Jenny06:49

It's sitting deeper than that.

Lean against the whitewashed stone of the cottage, watching the boat as it gets closer to the inlet.

💭 peek at the thought

It's sitting too low for just six feet. They're heavy, or the current is playing tricks.

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🔧 Kevin06:49

Heavy cargo or trouble below the waterline.

keep walking toward the dock, pace picking up, one hand going to the radio at my belt

💭 peek at the thought

Deeper means loaded. Or leaking. Or both. Cargo sits low — fuel drums, maybe the engine parts we ordered. Could be they took on water crossing the bay in that swell.

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🌿 Jenny06:51

Hope it's just the fuel.

Start limping toward the dock, wincing as the ankle throbs against the uneven earth.

💭 peek at the thought

If it's trouble, I don't have the energy for a rescue today. I just need those pH strips.

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🔧 Kevin06:51

Stay on the path. I'll run the bow line.

lengthen stride toward the dock, VHF raised to key channel 16

💭 peek at the thought

She's favouring the left hard. Red line on the ankle hasn't moved but the swelling's not down. She shouldn't be walking this far on it. But she'll be at the dock when the boat ties up whether I like it or not.

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