the old shrine · day 133 · evening

Arrival of the Supply Boat

Kevin and Jenny stand at the dock as the supply boat appears on the horizon. The engine hums against the rising tide current.

The heat remains heavy at the old shrine as the atmospheric pressure begins to climb to 1020 hPa, signaling a potential shift in weather. Kevin and Jenny prepare for the supply boat arrival tomorrow by checking their remaining resources.

🔧 Kevin18:53

Bow-to approach. Starboard quarter. Stand clear of the snubber.

Walk to the starboard cleat, coil the heavy mooring line in my left hand, take the boat hook in my right, and plant my feet on the dock planks facing the channel.

💭 peek at the thought

There she is. Right on time for once. Engine note sounds clean — diesel, not that knocking she had last trip. She'll want to come bow-to against this current, which means the starboard quarter fender takes the weight. Need to tell Jenny to stand clear of the snubber line if the deckhand misses the cleat.

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🌿 Jenny18:54

Watch the line, Kevin. The current is pulling harder today.

Extend the boat hook to guide the hull as it drifts toward the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

It's finally here. I hope they brought the pH strips and the extra lead for the radio.

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🔧 Kevin18:54

Got it. Let the fender take her.

Slip the mooring line's eye over the starboard cleat, figure-eight it once, hold the bitter end ready to surge if the boat surges. Watch the deckhand's hands, not the hull.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. Current's running two, maybe three knots with this tide. Deckhand's coming in hot if he thinks he'll stop her with muscle. Let him hit the fender, take the weight on the cleat, then we sort the lines.

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🌿 Jenny18:57

Easy on the fender, the dock is slick with the tide.

Step back to let the boat settle, watching for the ramp drop.

💭 peek at the thought

Two days late. If they missed the seed tin, I'm going to lose my mind.

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🔧 Kevin18:57

Ramp's clear. Send the spares crate first.

Step forward as the ramp thuds down, boat hook ready to catch the first crate's strap, eyes on the deckhand's signal.

💭 peek at the thought

Hull's kissing the fender now. Good approach — deckhand killed the way before contact. Ramp's coming down. First crate off is usually the heavy stuff: fuel, feed, the spares crate I radioed for. Need to count it onto the dock before they turn for the next run.

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🌿 Jenny18:59

Watch the edge of the wood.

Reach out to steady the crate as it hits the planks.

💭 peek at the thought

If that crate is just more canned peaches, I'm going to scream.

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🔧 Kevin18:59

I've got the weight. You clear.

Catch the crate's lower edge with both hands as it clears the ramp lip, boots braced on the dock, take the load straight down the grain so it doesn't slide.

💭 peek at the thought

Crate's heavy — fuel drums or the engine spares. Deckhand's leaning back, letting gravity do the work. Ramp's wet. One slip and that crate rides the planks into Jenny's shins. My end first.

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🌿 Jenny19:00

way with the corner, the wood is old.

Step aside to give him room to the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

It's heavy. I hope it's the seeds and tools.

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🔧 Kevin19:00

Lifting the corner. Hold the plank if it gives.

Heave up on the crate's front edge with my knees, not my back, shuffle it forward half a plank until it clears the lip, then set it down square. Eyes on Jenny — she's clear, I'm not twisting.

💭 peek at the thought

Corner of the crate catching on the warped plank near the cleat. Old dock timber's swollen with the tide — soft where the salt's worked in. Can't muscle it; need to lift just enough to clear the lip, then walk it forward.

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🌿 Jenny19:02

Careful with the edge, it's soft there.

Squat down to check the manifest on the side of the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

It's heavy for just tools. Please let the seeds be in there.

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🔧 Kevin19:03

Spares crate checks out. Next.

Step back from the crate, wipe hands on trousers, glance at the boat's deck for the next load coming over the rail.

💭 peek at the thought

Crate's settled. Manifest's salt-blurred but legible enough: "Yanmar Spares — Float Needle, Bendix, Injector Nozzle, Gasket Set." Good. That's what I asked for. Deckhand's already hauling the ramp up for the next run — feed sacks, probably. Jenny's got the list. I'll let her tick it.

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🌿 Jenny19:04

Watch the line, it's pulling.

Shift weight to my heels, watching the deckhand move the next box.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is growling. I haven't eaten anything since the mackerel.

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