the keeper's cottage · day 692 · night

Evening Prep

Kevin and Jenny sit together in the cottage as the light fades, planning the final tasks before the boat's arrival.

The night remains heavy and still, the 28°C heat pressing down on the cottage. The tide is high, lapping rhythmically against the reinforced pilings. Kevin and Jenny spend the final hours of the dry season night preparing for the supply boat's arrival in two days.

🔧 Kevin22:03

Jenny, let’s get the dock lines tightened first. I’ll finish the south piling brace tonight, then we switch the radio to the shortwave and get the final pressure read. We’re only two days, so we’ve got to be efficient.

make task list: dock line check, south piling brace repair, radio check, store spare fuel filter, clean Jenny’s ankle bandage, set timer for tide rise.

💭 peek at the thought

The boat's two days out; I need to make sure the dock is safe, the generator is ready, and Jenny’s ankle is manageable. Maybe I can finish the sister brace before the tide rises again and then lock the radio to get the last weather check.

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🌿 Jenny22:07

I'll do the radio. I just need to sit for a minute.

Lean back against the stone wall, rubbing the throbbing skin above the bandage while watching the grey water lap the pilings.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is coming in, the wood is rotting, and he thinks a talk about efficiency will stop the salt.

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🔧 Kevin22:07

Right. You sit. I'll hit the dock, finish the brace, then run the radio check. Two days — we'll be ready.

walk to the dock with wrench and the last 150mm stainless through-bolt, check south piling sister brace tension at high tide, tighten if needed

💭 peek at the thought

She's pushing through it. Ankle's angry — heat, swelling past the pen line. She won't say stop. I'll take the radio watch and the dock work, let her rest while the light holds.

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🌿 Jenny22:13

Be careful on the wood, it's slick.

Close eyes and try to breathe the pain in my ankle into the rhythm of the waves.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the bolts he doesn't see the island changing under us.

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🔧 Kevin22:13

Got it. Three points of contact.

step onto the dock planking carefully, test each board before committing weight, brace against the piling while checking the sister brace connection with the wrench

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — greenheart's glassy with salt and spray. One slip and I'm in the drink with the tide coming up. Watch the footing, hands on the bolt.

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🌿 Jenny22:14

Jenny — reach for the tin of seeds on the kitchen table, thumbsing the rusted edge while imagining the soil on the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

Three points of contact, but the whole island is shifting and no bolt will hold forever.

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