the dock · day 314 · dawn

Mist and Mooring

A thick mist clings to the water as Kevin and Jenny stand by the newly reinforced greenheart decking. Kevin checks the tension on the south piling while Jenny monitors the barometer, noting the continued pressure drop.

The thick mist clings to the dock, muffling the sounds of the island as the tide recedes. The barometer shows a slow drop in pressure, suggesting a shift in the dry season weather soon.

🔧 Kevin21:09

Slack in forty minutes. Brace goes home then. Not before.

Check the maul and wedges staged by the piling, verifying the brace angle one more time against the greenheart sister plank.

💭 peek at the thought

Mist's thick enough to taste salt on the tongue. Barometer still falling — 1035 and steady's a lie, she's dropping slow. South piling brace needs driving at slack water, not now. Jenny's watching the glass like it owes her money. Good. Means she's watching.

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🌿 Jenny21:10

The pressure is dropping faster than the forecast suggested. We'll have rain before the boat.

records 1034 hPa in the log and traces the rusted edge of the seed tin in her pocket.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so proud of that wood, but the salt is already eating the grain.

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🔧 Kevin21:11

Aye. Secure the dinghy forward spring and the generator tarp before the tide turns. I'll drive the brace at slack.

Turn back to the piling, setting the maul head against the brace top, waiting for the water to settle.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Drop's accelerating. Boat's ten days out if she keeps schedule — which she won't in this. Rain's the least of it. Wind'll back southwest by afternoon if the glass keeps falling like that.

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🌿 Jenny21:11

I'll get the tarp. The generator is already rattling in the gusts.

walks toward the generator housing, stepping over the rotten planks of the jetty.

💭 peek at the thought

If the wind shifts before the rain, that tarp will be shredded and useless again.

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🔧 Kevin21:13

Watch the third plank from the end. Core's gone soft.

Grip the maul handle, shoulders settling into the rhythm of waiting for slack water, eyes on the brace alignment.

💭 peek at the thought

Generator's loose on its mounts. Been meaning to re-bolt the frame to the concrete since the last blow. She'll hear it before I do — her ears catch what mine miss now. Rotten planks'll take her weight but not a slip. Should've sistered them last week.

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🌿 Jenny21:13

I see it. I'll stay on the outer edge.

avoids the soft plank and reaches the generator, reaching for the heavy canvas tarp.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the wood; the whole jetty is a hazard now.

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🔧 Kevin21:15

Batten strips are by the porch steps. Tool bag on the hook.

Exhale slow, maul head resting on the brace, timing the tide — water's stopped pushing against the pilings. Slack.

💭 peek at the thought

She moves careful. Always has. Ankle's holding today — no brace visible under the trouser leg. Good. Generator tarp's heavy wet canvas; she'll need the batten strips and the tool bag for weight. Wind's already picking up, tearing at the mist.

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🌿 Jenny21:15

Got it. Just need the strips.

pulls the heavy canvas over the generator, fighting the gust to keep the corners aligned.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't get this down now, the wind will catch it like a sail.

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