the dock · day 531 · dawn

The Calm Before the Surge

Kevin and Jenny stand on the dock as the sky thickens and the air grows heavy with humidity. Jenny sits on a crate, wrapping her ankle while Kevin checks the barometer, noting the pressure drop.

The air is heavy and humid as the cloud cover thickens, signaling an approaching squall. The tide is receding rapidly, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools while the barometer pressure continues to drop. Kevin and Jenny are focused on securing the dock and treating the cottage rot before the storm sets in.

🔧 Kevin18:37

Barometer's at 986 and dropping. We've got maybe six hours before the wind hits. I'll pull the shutter panel now while there's still light — see how bad the rot is. You want me to grab anything from the cottage before I start?

walk to cottage door, pull shutter panel aside to inspect the leak and rotted wood beneath it

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's falling fast — storm's coming sooner than the forecast. Jenny's ankle's worse than she lets on. I should've fixed that shutter leak yesterday. Now the wind's gonna drive rain right through it.

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🌿 Jenny18:39

Just get the medical and the extra gauze. I need to stay here and watch the mooring ring.

Wince as I shift my swollen ankle, then open the notebook to the sea beet sketches.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If that storm hits now, I won't be able to get to the spring tomorrow.

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🔧 Kevin18:39

On it. Gauze and the antiseptic cream — you still got some left?

enter cottage, grab medical kit from shelf, check antiseptic tube (nearly empty), take both, step back out into the thickening air, close door softly behind me

💭 peek at the thought

She's in pain but won't let me help her ankle — just wants the gauze so she can keep an eye on the dock. That mooring ring's been loose since last gale; if it gives way in this wind, the dinghy'll smash against the pilings. I'll get what she asked for and be quick.

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🌿 Jenny18:41

Enough for now. Just be quick, the wind is starting to pick.

Rub a pencil over the sketch of the sea beet's leaf margin, focusing on the salt

💭 peek at the thought

There's barely enough cream for one more dressing. If the infection spreads, I'm in trouble.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin18:42

I've got the gauze and antiseptic, keep your head down. I'll grab the panel next.

pull the medical kit from the cottage shelf, take out the last two sheets of gauze and a tube of antiseptic cream, put them in my pocket, then walk to the docking area, scout the shoring on the mooring ring.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind’s creeping up, so I’ve got to move before it turns into a gale. If the ring shifts, the dinghy could be lost. I’ll still make sure the gauze is plenty, then get to the shutter. I’ll keep the radio on in case the supply boat’s delayed.

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🌿 Jenny18:43

Watch the shims. They look soft.

Grip the edge of the notebook, feeling the throb in my ankle sync with the rising wind.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is going out too fast. If that ring pulls, the dinghy is gone and I'm stuck on this rock with rot.

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