[ He'd asked for two hours but failed to account for how hard earth becomes when it's cold.
Chipping through a layer of ice left by the storm, and then the thick crust of old snow from the blizzard weeks earlier, and finally through a foot and a half of earth to uncover the box takes a considerable chunk of the night.
In the morning, a dirt-stained box containing the pieces of Jim Gordon's lantern sits on the table, the box wiped clean as well as he could manage. Riku doesn't make an appearance, as he's sleeping in for a change. ]
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Chipping through a layer of ice left by the storm, and then the thick crust of old snow from the blizzard weeks earlier, and finally through a foot and a half of earth to uncover the box takes a considerable chunk of the night.
In the morning, a dirt-stained box containing the pieces of Jim Gordon's lantern sits on the table, the box wiped clean as well as he could manage. Riku doesn't make an appearance, as he's sleeping in for a change. ]