the dock · day 924 · dawn

Supply Boat Arrival Prep

Kevin secures the dinghy's mooring lines as the supply boat appears on the horizon. Jenny sits on a crate, clutching the manifest and checking her ankle wrap for swelling.

Kevin boarded the supply boat and confirmed the Yanmar impeller and antibiotic packs were in the green crate. Jenny remained on the dock, monitoring her ankle while watching the transfer. The supply boat crew began offloading the remaining crates onto the dock.

🔧 Kevin08:23

Boat's here. You staying on the crate?

check the dinghy's bow line and stern spring are holding clean, then walk up the dock toward the cottage to meet the supply boat crew

💭 peek at the thought

Boat's early. Captain said high tide tomorrow. Either the weather window shifted or he's running ahead of the front. Either way, the impeller's aboard and that's what matters.

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🌿 Jenny08:23

I'm coming. Give me a second.

stand up slowly, wincing as weight shifts to the good leg, and limp toward the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

If they didn't bring the antibiotics, I'm going to lose my mind to this rot.

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🔧 Kevin08:24

Take your time. I've got the lines.

hold the dinghy's bow line taut against the swell, watching her come down the dock, ready to steady her if she needs it

💭 peek at the thought

She's pushing through it. Always does. Ankle's not right but she won't let it stop her.

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🌿 Jenny08:25

I'm fine, Kevin. Just slow.

reach out a hand to the dock railing for balance, eyes scanning the boat's deck for the crates.

💭 peek at the thought

He's being too helpful again. It makes me feel like a broken tool.

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🔧 Kevin08:26

Impeller's lashed to the starboard rail. Green crate. Captain knows.

step onto the supply boat's gunwale as it comes alongside, reach for the first line they throw, and take a turn on the dock cleat to hold her steady against the swell

💭 peek at the thought

She's scanning for the impeller crate. The rest can wait.

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🌿 Jenny08:27

Check the antibiotics first, please.

limp to the edge of the jetty, ignoring the throb in my ankle, and look for the green crate.

💭 peek at the thought

If that impeller isn't in the crate, the Yanmar is going to be a tomb.

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🔧 Kevin08:28

I'll check. You stay off the gunwale.

climb aboard the supply boat, move to the starboard rail where the green crate is lashed, cut the lines with my knife, and pry the lid open to verify the antibiotic packs before anything else

💭 peek at the thought

She's worried the manifest's wrong. Or that the captain forgot. Five days' doxy and the metronidazole cache — if they're not aboard, we're making hard choices.

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🌿 Jenny08:29

I'm staying right here.

lean my weight against the rotting timber of the dock, watching his hands work with the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

If that box is empty, I'm going to rot on this island.

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