the old shrine · day 463 · night

NIGHT

The rain turns to a l lpour, and the first true gusts of the storm howl through the trees.

Kevin returns from the dock as the tide peaks, reporting that the moorings are holding despite despite the rising spray. Jenny remains at the shrine, meticulously sketching the ancient carvings into her damp notebook while the air pressure continues to drop.

🌿 Jenny23:19

The wind is turning too fast, Kevin. Check the shutters again.

Wrap the ankle in fresh gauze and move the seed tin to the highest shelf of the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is bottoming out. If that boat doesn't come tomorrow, I'm out of clean gauze and hope.

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🔧 Kevin23:19

On it.

Walk back to the cottage, checking the porch door and windward shutters as I go.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's at 987 and holding steady but the wind's backed southwest hard — that's the dangerous quadrant. Shutters on the windward side took a beating last storm. If one blows, the roof follows. Need to check the porch door too; the hinge repair held but the swelling frame's a weak point.

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🌿 Jenny23:22

Good. Now check the dock shackles while you're up. The barometer's at 982. Check the dock shackles before the swell gets worse.

Apply antibiotic ointment to the ankle and reconfigure the brace with the driftwood splints. </think>THOUGHT: The pressure keeps falling.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually listening. But the infection won't wait for his attention.

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🔧 Kevin23:22

Right. Back in ten.

Walk down the path to the dock, checking the shackles and mooring ring at the piling.

💭 peek at the thought

982 and dropping. That's a proper low now. The swell'll be building fast on the southwest fetch — dock takes it broadside. The mooring ring's already shifting in its mortise; if the shackle housing gives, the dinghy parts company. Need to move now before the tide peaks and the water's over the planks.

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🌿 Jenny23:23

Watch out for the slick! The water is coming in fast!

Sketch the morphology of the shrine stones in my notebook while I wait.

💭 peek at the thought

Ten minutes isn't enough if the tide surges like this.

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🔧 Kevin23:24

Aye. Taking it careful.

Pick my way down the slick path to the dock, testing each step, and start checking the shackles and mooring ring at the seaward piling.

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's pushing hard already — water lapping the lower deck boards. Rocks'll be greasy with weed and spray. One bad step and I'm in the drink with a busted ankle of my own. Take it slow, test each board.

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