the dock · day 678 · evening

Evening Meal Prep

The heat begins to break slightly as the tide starts to turn, and you and Jenny meet at the dock to prepare the evening's food.

Kevin spent the evening inspecting the generator's persistent vibration but failed to find the source despite the clean filter. Jenny worked on documenting sea beet morphology across the different elevation zones in her notebook. They met at the cottage to eat as the tide rose against the dock.

🔧 Kevin02:44

Generator's clean. Still shudders under load though. We'll run it tonight anyway — battery needs the charge.

Walk to the cottage kitchen and start the stove, setting the pot of limpet broth to reheat.

💭 peek at the thought

The vibration's still there at load. Not the filter. Not the mounts. Something deeper. But the light's going and she's waiting. Can chase it tomorrow.

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🌿 Jenny02:45

Just keep an eye on the fuel level, I don't want it running dry.

Wipe sweat from my brow with the back of a hand and close the sketchbook.

💭 peek at the thought

If the vibration increases, it'll shake the bolts loose again and I'm too tired to fix it twice.

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🔧 Kevin02:46

Won't run dry. Ten days at two hours a night if the supply boat holds to Thursday.

Ladle broth into two tin mugs, set one on the table toward her, and sit with the other.

💭 peek at the thought

Half a tank. She knows that. But she says it anyway — her way of staying in the loop without asking.

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🌿 Jenny02:47

Let's hope it does. I'm getting tired of eating salt and hope.

Take the mug, letting the warmth seep into my cold palms, and take a slow sip of the broth.

💭 peek at the thought

Thursday is a long time away if that boat doesn't show.

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🔧 Kevin02:48

There's corned beef for tomorrow. And the sea beet's ready to cut. We eat better than most.

Drink the broth slow, letting the salt and fat settle in the hollow places.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. But the corned beef holds. The limpets hold. The garden's coming on. We're not hungry.

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🌿 Jenny02:49

The sea doesn't care about our menu.

Look out the window toward the north ridge, watching the dark silhouette of the trees.

💭 peek at the thought

way than most, but the ridge is literally sliding into the sea.

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🔧 Kevin02:50

Ridge held. Weep hole's clear. You saw it.

Finish the mug, set it down, and wipe the rim with a thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

No. It doesn't. But the ridge held today. The weep hole's running. The cracks didn't widen while she watched.

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🌿 Jenny02:51

For now.

Lean back in the chair, feeling the ache in my legs as I watch him.

💭 peek at the thought

It held today, but the soil is too saturated to stay put forever.

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