the old shrine · day 16 · night

The Squall Approaches

The wind picks up, whistling through the stone gaps of the shrine, as the first heavy drops of rain hit the dust.

The heavy air turns oppressive as the barometer drops sharply, signaling an incoming squall. Kevin and Jenny retreat from the shrine as the rain begins to fall, the rising tide quickly covers the tide pools.

🌿 Jenny11:28

Rain's here. We have to go, now.

Gather her things and start walking quickly back toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is tanking. We need to get off this ridge before the wind turns the shrine into a wind tunnel.

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🔧 Kevin11:28

Right behind you.

follow Jenny back toward the cottage, scanning the ridge line for the spruce spar and wind generator setup

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's moving faster than the barometer said. She's right — need to secure the mast spar and generator before the wind tears them apart.

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🌿 Jenny11:30

Don't just look at it, Kevin. If it goes, it goes. We can't fix it in a downpour.

Increase pace, glancing back to make sure he's keeping up as the rain intensifies.

💭 peek at the thought

He's thinking about the generator. He knows it's precarious, even if he won't admit it in words.

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🔧 Kevin11:30

Generator's lashed off. Spar's the weak point.

lengthen stride to match her pace, heading for the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Spar's already compromised — epoxy never cured, split at the step. If the generator tears loose in this wind it takes the mount with it. Better to lose a day's charge than the whole rig.

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🌿 Jenny11:32

It's more than a weak point. It's a fracture.

Reach the cottage door and pull it open wide to let him in.

💭 peek at the thought

Finally. He's acknowledging the structural failure. Now we just have to survive the night without the whole thing snapping.

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🔧 Kevin11:32

Kevin — step inside the cottage, shake water off hands, head straight for the window facing the ridge to watch the spar

💭 peek at the thought

Fracture. Yeah. That's the word. Been fighting that split for days and the heat just laughed at the epoxy.

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