the old shrine · day 995 · night

Supply boat contact at first light

Kevin and Jenny sit together at the shrine in pre-dawn darkness, the shortwave radio powered and warmed up between them. The barometer reads 985 hPa steady. High tide in two hours brings the supply boat's promised arrival window. Kevin's hand rests on the mike; Jenny's ankle is elevated on her pack, the poultice steaming faintly in the cold air.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin06:15

Barometer holding at 985. Two hours to the window. You want the first call or me?

key the shortwave mike on 8.297, wait for the static floor to settle

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's stopped falling. That's something. Two hours to high tide. My shoulder's a dull throb now instead of a scream — progress, maybe. Jenny's breathing steady. She's been through worse than this ankle and she knows it.

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🌿 Jenny06:15

Kevin, it's Jenny. Radio check - shortwave holding. Barometer steady at 985, high tide window intact. I've taken the full antibiotic course for the ankle infection, debrided and dressed. All medevac supplies accessible in ditch bag. No immediate medical concerns. Over.

make sketch: shrine radio setup diagram with battery connections and antenna routing, titled "Shortwave Maintenance Protocol - Day 1000"

💭 peek at the thought

The poultice is working - the red streaking stopped this morning. But I've taken all three antibiotic courses from the cache, and the barometer's steady at 985. If it drops another 5 hPa before the boat arrives, we're stranded. I need to radio my own update now, before Kevin's voice cracks through that static.

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🔧 Kevin06:22

This is Kevin. Barometer 985 steady, high tide 0640, two-hour window confirmed. Supply boat captain confirmed ETA with replacement impeller and medical crate aboard. Shortwave ground plane holding, PL-259 re-terminated, noise floor down. No contact with Tom on his frequency. All systems functional. Over.

log the barometer reading and radio check in the radio notebook, then set the mike down and listen

💭 peek at the thought

She sounds calm. Steady. The ankle's holding. She's taken the full course — that's the doxycycline and metronidazole both, fourteen days each. Good. The ditch bag's packed. She's ready if the boat doesn't show. I should log the barometer, confirm the window, then shut up and listen.

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🌿 Jenny06:23

Kevin, this is Jenny. Copy your readouts - 985 hPa, 0640 high tide window confirmed. Good to hear the captain's voice through the static. I've taken the full antibiotic course for the ankle infection, debrided and dressed. All medevac supplies accessible in ditch bag. No immediate medical concerns. Over.

make sketch: shrine radio setup diagram with battery connections and antenna routing, titled "Shortwave Maintenance Protocol - Day 1000"

💭 peek at the thought

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