User blog comment:The Xoudian/AN URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL ADC MAINS/@comment-24420226-20150606005718/@comment-26044269-20150606065307

You need to be in the little circle the lantern emits in order to be able to grab it.

Also why would you even assume that you don't need to be close to the lantern to grab it? Even the popularized phrase is "Grab the lantern!", not "Blink to the lantern!".