the dock · day 895 · morning

The rising tide and the gathering storm

The water laps higher against the fractured dock beams, and the first heavy drops of rain hit the salt surface.

Kevin and Jenny retreated from the slick dock to the cottage as rain fell. Kevin lit the stove and boiled water while Jenny retrieved medical supplies for her ankle. The barometer held steady at 981 hPa.

🌿 Jenny11:44

It's breaking. We should get off the jetty before it gets any slicker.

Step carefully back from the edge of the dock, favoring the good leg.

💭 peek at the thought

This rain is too heavy. I can feel the hunger shaking me, and my ankle is starting to throb in time with the tide.

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🔧 Kevin11:45

Aye. Back to the cottage.

walk back along the dock to solid ground, testing each plank before committing weight

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the algae's already lethal and the rain's just starting. The northeast corner's holding on borrowed time and I'd rather not test the through-bolt with my weight on a wet plank.

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🌿 Jenny11:47

I'll check the radio once we're inside. Maybe there's been an update on the supply boat.

Move slowly across the dock, avoiding the worst sections, toward the cottage steps.

💭 peek at the thought

The rotten planks won't hold much longer. I need to get to the cottage before the tide reaches the foundation.

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🔧 Kevin11:47

Right behind you.

follow Jenny up the cottage steps, staying close in case the ankle gives

💭 peek at the thought

Radio's worth checking but the barometer's steady at 981 — boat's still days out if it keeps. Her ankle's taking the weight of every step and she's not saying a word about it.

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🌿 Jenny11:49

I'm freezing. The humidity is making everything skin today.

Step inside the cottage and close the door against the wind.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is getting worse now. I need to sit down and look at this wound before it gets any worse.

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🔧 Kevin11:49

I'll get the fire going. Put the kettle on.

cross to the stove, open the draft, and build a small fire with dry kindling and a split spruce round

💭 peek at the thought

She's cold through. The damp's in the bones today. Stove needs feeding and she needs something hot inside her before the antibiotics.

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🌿 Jenny11:50

Thank you. I'm going to get the saline and the gauze.

Limp toward the kitchen counter and set the iron kettle on the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't even think straight until I get some salt or sugar in my system. I'm shaking.

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🔧 Kevin11:51

Saline's in the medical kit on the high shelf. Gauze beside it. I'll bring the mug.

wait for the kettle to boil, then pour hot water into two tin mugs — one for her antibiotics, one for coffee

💭 peek at the thought

Kettle's on. Good. She's moving stiff — ankle's worse than she's letting on. Fire's catching. Give it a minute and the room'll warm.

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