the dock · day 944 · midday

supply boat arrival

The supply boat rounds the headland at high tide, engine throttling down as it approaches the dock. Kevin stands ready at the seaward cleat with a bow line. Jenny hobbles down the path from the cottage, cane in hand, the folded map in her pocket. The captain waves from the wheelhouse. Two crew appear on deck with the offload manifest.

The supply boat arrived at high tide and the crew began offloading crates. Kevin held the bow line while Jenny inspected the first crate, confirming it was not the medical kit. Kevin retrieved the doxycycline and saline from the cottage first aid drawer. The shortwave radio crackled with static and a faint voice at an unusual hour.

🌿 Jenny13:29

Keep the line short, Kevin, watch the swell.

Lean against the sturdy dock post, shifting weight off my left ankle, and watch the crew lower the first crate.

💭 peek at the thought

If they didn't bring the pH strips, I'm going to lose my mind in this heat.

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🔧 Kevin13:29

Line's short. Six feet of play. Swell's pushing you to starboard — ease her in slow.

take two turns of the bow line around the seaward cleat, lock it off with a figure-eight, and step back to receive the first heaving line from the crew

💭 peek at the thought

Boat's handling clean in the swell. Captain knows this dock. Good. Two crew — manifest matches what radioed. Impeller crate marked yellow tape. Radio parts in the grey pelican case. Lime sacks forward. Jenny's weight on the cane not the post. Ankle's holding.

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🌿 Jenny13:31

Medicinal supplies first - anything with antibiotics or saline?

Step forward to brace against the dock railing, lifting my cane to point toward the manifest they're unrolling on the crate.

💭 peek at the thought

The crate is labeled "hydroponic growing medium" and "seed potatoes" - but I need those pH strips above all else.

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🔧 Kevin13:32

Medical kit's in the cottage first aid drawer. Saline's in the ditch bag. I'll fetch both while you sort the crates.

step down to the cottage and open the first aid drawer, pulling out the doxycycline blister pack and the saline bottle

💭 peek at the thought

Antibiotics. She's watching me check the manifest, but her eyes keep flicking to her swollen ankle. Three tablets in the blister pack — doxycycline. Need to get them to her before she starts second-guessing the poultice.

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🌿 Jenny13:33

Wait on the engine parts - I need to verify that housing bore matches what I measured.

Hobble back to the dock, leaning heavily on my cane, and inspect the first crate they've offloaded to confirm it's not the medical kit they were supposed to bring.

💭 peek at the thought

The generator's raw water pump housing is still weeping salt despite their confirmation - I need to check their pump before I even touch the crates.

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🔧 Kevin13:33

Medical's in the pelican case, grey, second crate. Engine parts yellow tape, third. I'll hold the bow.

stay at the cleat with the bow line, eyes on the boat's deck for the pelican case

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking the crate labels against the manifest. Smart. The medical kit should be in the grey pelican case, not the first crate. Engine parts are in the yellow-taped one. She's sharp even hobbling.

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