the garden · day 686 · dawn

Saturated Slopes

Jenny sits on the seaward garden wall watching the heavy clouds while deforming her ankle. Kevin inspects the drainage trench near the dock, checking for blockages from the recent rain.

The tide is receding, exposing the slick rocks of the southern cove. The garden slope is heavy and saturated, with the new fracture widening under the weight of the water. Kevin clears the drainage trench to prevent a total collapse, while Jenny manages the swelling in her ankle under the humid morning heat.

🌿 Jenny10:54

The trench will hold for another day, Kevin. Check the silt buildup.

Sketch the new fracture on the south slope in the notebook.

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The tide is going out, but the pressure is coming in. He's worried about water while the earth is moving.

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🔧 Kevin10:56

Sure thing. Brush it clean, then run the pump a few minutes to clear the way.

inspect trench gully, sweep silt, run pump for 2 min to clear flow.

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The trench's slats are tight; a few centimetres of silt will sit low if we just tweak the gully.

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🌿 Jenny10:57

Right.

Debride the ankle with sea beet.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks a pump fixes a structural failure. The slope is literally sliding under his feet.

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🔧 Kevin10:57

Kevin — finish clearing the trench outlet, then walk back toward the cottage.

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She's quiet with it. Good sign.

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🌿 Jenny10:59

Jenny — apply sea-beet poultice to the swollen ankle.

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💭 peek at the thought

I can't even stand straight long enough to map this without the fever throbbing.

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🔧 Kevin10:59

Generator next. Two hours max if the reserve float's stuck.

walk to the generator shed, check reserve tank float, fire up the generator.

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Poultice is on. She's steady. Time to get the generator sorted before the rain hits proper.

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🌿 Jenny11:02

Don't let it run too long.

Move the heirloom seed tin to the sea cave.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always looking at the machinery while the island is rotting away around us.

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🔧 Kevin11:02

Won't. Two hours or until batteries show full, whichever comes first.

check reserve tank sight glass, tap the gauge housing, start generator, monitor battery bank gauge.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving the seed tin to the cave. Smart. The shed leaks when the wind drives rain sideways. I'll run the genny just long enough to top the batteries, then kill it.

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🌿 Jenny11:05

Okay.

Grab the seed tin from the shelf and limp toward the sea cave.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the generator. I need to get those seeds safe before the rain actually starts.

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🔧 Kevin11:05

Reserve tank's half full. Gauge was stuck. Generator running. Batteries at seventy-two percent.

tap gauge housing with wrench handle, verify fuel flow, let generator run, watch battery gauge climb.

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Reserve tank reads empty but the gauge housing's sticky. Tap freed it last time. Level's actually half. Good. Generator's catching first pull. Batteries at 72%. Two hours'll top them.

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