Well honestly, all of that will be entirely fascinating for Dr. Darling to know. The going and coming back, how he did or didn't experience time passing, given Darling's research and focus on dimensional travel. (Dorian is right, he really does need to talk to more people. Maybe he'll write a questionnaire...?)

But as it is, there's a snow covered boy looking around the area and Darling is pulled out of his reading. He smiles and adjusts his glasses on his nose a bit, marking his place to give the young man his full attention. "A carved wooden box? Not that I know of, but I'll be sure to tell you, if I do. And tapes, I for sure haven't seen any of those. Not since the shoebox in my car back home, anyway. Do you have something battery powered, or can you only listen to them during the Auroras?"