Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the north cliffs

Afternoon work and the chick’s fate

Kevin is at the dock, Jenny is at the north cliffs

The heavy afternoon air hangs over the dock as the tide sits at its lowest. Kevin inspects the Yanmar engine's fuel line for signs of heat-induced wear, while Jenny monitors the heirloom seedlings in the garden shade.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You are standing at the dock beside the dinghy, the engine cover off and your tools laid out on the gunwale. You reach for the spark plug to check its condition before a test run.

🔧 Kevin04:04

Kevin — pull the spark plug with the socket, hold it up to the grey light and check the electrode colour and carbon buildup

💭 peek at the thought

Spark plug first — if it's fouled, the test run tells me nothing. Fouled plugs on the Yanmar after a proper run means the injector pump's still rich or the rings aren't seating. Clean it, gap it, read it after five minutes at load. Simple.

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🔧 Kevin04:08

Kevin — wipe the plug clean with a rag, check the gap with the feeler gauge, then set it aside and reach for the timing cover bolts to check the pump timing mark

💭 peek at the thought

Plug's fouled black and wet — unburnt fuel. That's the injector pump delivery or the timing. Ran smooth at idle earlier but the vibration above half throttle says the prop shaft's still true, so it's fuel. Need to check the pump rack position and the timing mark on the flywheel. Might be the new diaphragm on the generator threw the linkage off when I swapped it. Or the pump's just worn. Either way, test run waits.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You are on the narrow path below the north cliffs, where the seabird chick landed after its fall. You crouch low, keeping your shadow small, and observe whether it can stand or needs help.

🌿 Jenny04:07

Easy there, little one.

Reach slowly into my pocket for a small piece of dried fish, keeping my hand steady.

💭 peek at the thought

It's so small. If the wing is broken, it won't make it back up to the ledge.

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🌿 Jenny04:11

Jenny — pull out my notebook and begin a quick, rough sketch of the bird's wing structure.

💭 peek at the thought

It's eating, but the eyes are too wide. I need to check the wing for a break.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.