the old shrine · day 763 · evening

preparing for the supply boat

The rain has slowed to a drizzle overnight. You gather the sorted seeds and lists for the boat's arrival.

The rain tapers to a humid drizzle as the evening settles over the old shrine. Kevin has finished cleaning the water filters, ensuring they are ready for the supply boat tomorrow, while Jenny manages her swelling ankle and sketches the sea cave's geology.

🌿 Jenny03:21

The list is by the radio. Don't forget the salt filters.

pack the three seed packets into the waterproof tin and place the notebook near the door.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't show tomorrow, I'll run out of antibiotic before the ankle finishes debriding.

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🔧 Kevin03:21

Got it.

walk to the aft locker by the generator shed, pull out the two mesh filter canisters, check the threads, carry them to the radio table where the seed tin sits

💭 peek at the thought

Salt filters. Right. The ones from the crate that don't clog on the first drum. I saw them in the aft locker last week.

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🌿 Jenny03:23

Check the mesh for grit, the salt clogs them in two days.

wrap my ankle in a clean cloth and sit back to watch the horizon.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually checking them for once; maybe the boat will actually show up on time.

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🔧 Kevin03:23

Mesh looked clean when I put them away. I'll check again.

unscrew the filter canisters, tap the stainless mesh screens against my palm, hold them up to the grey light checking for salt crystals or silt, blow through each one to test flow

💭 peek at the thought

She's been up all night with that ankle. The swelling's down but the heat in it says the infection's still fighting. She watches the horizon like the boat's already there.

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🌿 Jenny03:25

If there's sand in there, we need to scrub them with the brush.

pick up my pencil and start a rough sketch of the sea cave stability zones.

💭 peek at the thought

If he finds grit, the whole Yanmar will choke before we even reach the mainland.

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🔧 Kevin03:25

Second screen's got salt flakes. No sand. Brush is on the workbench.

pick up the brass wire brush from the workbench, scrub both mesh screens until they shine, blow through again to confirm clear flow, screw the canisters back together and set them beside the seed tin on the radio table

💭 peek at the thought

No sand. Just a few salt flakes on the second screen. Brush'll clear it in thirty seconds. She's sketching the cave zones from memory — she's got the iron bands at 40 and 120 centimetres marked without looking at her notes.

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🌿 Jenny03:27

Leave them on the table. I need them ready when the boat hits.

lean back in the chair and rub the throbbing in my ankle, watching the rain blur the window.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's being thorough. If those filters fail, I'm stuck here forever with a dead engine.

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