the keeper's cottage · day 784 · midday

The rain intensifies

The tide continues to ebb out, exposing the rocks near the shore, as the rain turns into a steadier drumming over the island.

The midday heat persists as the overcast skies hold heavy, signaling the end of the dry window. Kevin attempts to tackle the brush removal before the rains, while Jenny manages her swelling ankle at the cottage.

🔧 Kevin05:06

Going down to the dock while the tide's out. Check the south piling sister and the ring mortise. Back in twenty.

walk down the path to the dock

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's dropping fast now. Good chance to check the south piling scarf joint and the new mooring ring mortise while the water's off them. Jenny's ankle won't like the walk back from the dock in this rain, but she'll come if I don't say stay.

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🌿 Jenny05:07

Watch out for the slick rocks.

Jenny sits on the porch step, wincing as she removes the bandage to inspect the swelling, reaching for the first aid kit.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the rain. I need to debride that infection before it gets any worse.

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🔧 Kevin05:08

Rocks'll hold. Just the seaweed's slippery.

step onto the dock planks, testing the new south sister beam with my boot

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the ankle again. Swelling's still bad. She should keep weight off it but she won't.

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🌿 Jenny05:09

way don't lean on the outer edge.

Jenny pulls out a pair of sterilized tweezers and antiseptic, breathing through her nose as she prepares to debride the wound.

💭 peek at the thought

He doesn't see the way the wood groans under the weight. It's the salt.

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🔧 Kevin05:11

Hold steady, Jenny. I’ll check the dock while you work.

lean back onto the porch step, keeping the dock out of reach, and watch the tide‑level at the dock edge.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s debriding; I’ll keep my eye on the dock and the water line.

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🌿 Jenny05:11

just... don't get the water dirty.

Jenny presses the tweezers to the edge of the infection, flinching as she begins to clear the way tissue.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks it's just a scratch, but the heat coming off the skin is wrong.

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🔧 Kevin05:12

Water's clean. I'm not in it.

crouch at the dock edge, running a finger along the scarf joint where the greenheart sister meets the old stringer, feeling for movement or softness

💭 peek at the thought

She's in it deep. Clean work hurts. She's doing it right.

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🌿 Jenny05:13

Check the bolts first.

Jenny winces at a sharp spike of pain, her hand tightening around the tweezers as she pulls a piece of debris from the wound.

💭 peek at the thought

The wood is solid for now, but my ankle feels like it's rotting from the inside out.

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🔧 Kevin05:14

Checking.

pull the 19mm wrench from my belt, fit it to the nyloc nut on the forward through-bolt, and give it a firm turn clockwise to test torque

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Bolts first. If the through-bolts have backed out, the sister's doing nothing.

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🌿 Jenny05:15

It's tight enough.

Jenny applies the antibiotic to the open area, hissing as the sting hits the raw skin.

💭 peek at the thought

If that bolt shears, the whole section goes into the surf with the next surge.

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