the dock · day 88 · evening

Meeting at the low tide

Kevin and Jenny meet at the dock as the tide begins to turn, the air thick with the scent of rain and the pressure continuing to drop.

The warm rain continues to fall in gusts, preventing the epoxy on the dock from curing. Kevin and Jenny retreat to the kitchen as the tide rises against the pilings and the pressure continues to drop.

🌿 Jenny20:55

The pressure is dropping. We aren't fixing those planks tonight, Kevin.

tucks notebook into her waterproof bag and wipes condensation from the own glass.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is falling too fast; if it doesn't stabilize soon, that epoxy is EPS going to set properly.

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🔧 Kevin20:55

No. We're not.

Walk back up the jetty toward the cottage, hands in pockets against the damp.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The epoxy won't cure in this humidity, and the pressure's still falling. We'll be chasing our tails if we try to work through it.

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🌿 Jenny20:57

I'll check the seeds one last time before I start the stove.

follows him back, boots crunching on the rotting wood of the jetty.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm too tired to argue, but the humidity is making the joints in my hands ache.

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🔧 Kevin20:57

I'll get the fire going. You get dry.

Head for the cottage door, pulling keys from pocket.

💭 peek at the thought

The seeds can wait. She's cold and hungry same as me. The stove comes first.

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🌿 Jenny20:59

Don't use all the dry wood.

enters the cottage and kicks the door shut against the wind.

💭 peek at the thought

At least the kitchen will be warm. I'm still so hungry.

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🔧 Kevin20:59

Just enough for dinner and the night.

Step inside, shake water off my jacket, and go straight to the wood box by the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

Five hundred sixty-nine armfuls and she's counting. Fair enough — the spring split takes longer to season than people think.

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🌿 Jenny21:01

The fire's getting low. Check the generator tomorrow when the sun's up. The fire's getting low. Check the generator tomorrow when the sun's up.

heads toward the kitchen table and opens the notebook to find my last entry on epoxy humidity thresholds. </think> heads toward the kitchen table and opens the notebook to find my last entry on epoxy humidity thresholds.

💭 peek at the thought

He's watching me. I can feel it even though he's looking away. He's watching me. I can feel it even though he's looking away.

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🔧 Kevin21:01

It'll start. New diaphragm's holding.

Drop three armfuls of wood in the stove, strike a match, and nurse the kindling until the split logs catch.

💭 peek at the thought

Generator's running smooth since the diaphragm. She's making work to keep her hands busy. The pressure's still dropping — she feels it too.

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