The box has indeed seemed to have weathered the short flight well enough - at least as well as one could tell. Those scratches and dents had always been there, right? It had still landed with quite the clatter and racket, though with that and the flying accusations it was hard to say how much of it was box and how much was its contents. The box had landed upside-down as well, leaving it slightly off-kilter as its restful pose was marred by the slight lift in the formerly "top" lid. Its position was just shaky enough that the curious pokes from Newton's fairy would set it to wobbling - not unlike a table with one leg that was just slightly shorter than the rest.
Wobble, wobble, wobble.
At least whatever inside wasn't anything liquid or loose. Even after the flight and subsequent prodding, nothing seemed to leak or ooze or roll from that gap in the lid, so that was a plus. Whether what was inside was undamaged, though, was anyone's guess. Maybe it had survived the flight intact... or perhaps it was something that wouldn't leak or ooze or other such things if broken. It was hard to say and the box itself continued to decline to being helpful in the matter in its own wooden box-y way.
Wobble, wobble, wobble.
At least whatever inside wasn't anything liquid or loose. Even after the flight and subsequent prodding, nothing seemed to leak or ooze or roll from that gap in the lid, so that was a plus. Whether what was inside was undamaged, though, was anyone's guess. Maybe it had survived the flight intact... or perhaps it was something that wouldn't leak or ooze or other such things if broken. It was hard to say and the box itself continued to decline to being helpful in the matter in its own wooden box-y way.
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