the dock · day 37 · afternoon

Afternoon Heat

The sun begins its slow descent as the tide reaches its peak, leaving the dock high.

Kevin tests the dinghy engine on the new mount at the dock, verifying oil pressure and cooling under load. Jenny spends the afternoon organizing the heirloom seed packets and attempting to dry them despite the high humidity.

🌿 Jenny09:27

It's getting heavy out here.

wipe grit from my hands onto my trousers and walk back toward the cottage to check the seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

The humidity is sitting on my skin today; if the barometer drops further, the remaining seeds will turn.

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🔧 Kevin09:27

Engine's solid. Oil pressure held, cooling clean. I'll tie her off proper and meet you at the cottage.

Secure the dinghy lines to the dock cleats, double-check the engine mount bolts one last time, then walk back toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's peaked. Good — the engine test's done and the mount held. Now the water drops and we've got a window before dark to finish the sail if the wind stays slack. Jenny's heading back; I'll secure the dinghy and follow.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny09:28

Don't spend too long on the lines. I want to check the seeds before the light goes.

keep walking toward the cottage, glancing back once at the dinghy.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the bolts. The engine is fine, but the air is changing.

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🔧 Kevin09:28

Won't be long.

Finish the last hitch on the stern line, coil the excess, and walk up the path toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — light's the currency now. Lines are sound enough for the night. The sail's the real job tomorrow if the wind holds.

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🌿 Jenny09:30

Jenny — enter the cottage and go straight to the table to inspect the seeds on the newspaper.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always "not long." I wonder if he's thinking about those medevac forms.

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🔧 Kevin09:30

Logging the engine run. Then I'll mix epoxy for the spar if the tub's still workable.

Set the notebook on the table beside the seed paper, pull the pen from my pocket, and write: "Day 37 — dinghy engine test on muffs: oil pressure 45 psi, cooling steady, mount bolts torqued to spec. No vibration at 3200 rpm.

💭 peek at the thought

She's focused on the seeds. Good. They need eyes on them before the damp settles in deeper. I'll grab the notebook and log the engine test while she works — paper doesn't forget.

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🌿 Jenny09:33

The mold is creeping back in.

pick up a seed packet and run my thumb over the damp edges.

💭 peek at the thought

He's documenting everything but the air. The damp is the real threat here.

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🔧 Kevin09:33

Stove's still warm from lunch. Spread the worst packets on the baking tray, prop the oven door cracked. Low heat, turn them every fifteen minutes. I'll check the epoxy tub.

Walk to the stove, open the oven door a hand's width, set the baking tray inside, and move to the shelf where the epoxy tub sits.

💭 peek at the thought

Mold's patient. It waits. The newspaper helped but the air's thick with salt and damp — paper only buys time. Need heat and airflow both, and the stove's the only real heat we've got.

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