#rutgers

The response is quick "9-1-1, what is your emergency?"

"Hello, I am at (address). I was assaulted when removing a kidnapping victim from the property. She has been held against her will, and physically abused. I require assistance."

The caller on the other line is prompt "Contacting police now, are you able to get yourself and the victim away from the assailant? Your safety and the victim's safety should be top priority"

Conrad's eyes have widened, and he's rolling away, or trying to

"I'm going to try, yeah."

She sneers - apparently, he's not feeling very tough now.

Nope, running towards his car!

She sticks out a foot.

Above them, something shimmers... the Demonic Jelly fish has been freed as well... now looking like a smiley face balloon with a flaming tatt.

And it laughs as he is tripped and thuds

The proffossor snags into his pockets, grabs his key chain, and hurls it onto the roof!

No car for him!

"I believe so, yes."

"yes'm."

Conrad is cursing, trying to get up on the flat ish roof of the house

"Uh... Ever? They're sending a counselor. I can call my friend, too, she's a social worker and a real fairy godmother, I swear."

"We're gonna make sure you have somewhere safe tonight, and tomorrow, and after that, okay? I promise."

"Long as that bastard is behind bars I... " She nods "I'll be okay. Yeah, sure , I trust you , Sam. could be that you rescued me, but I'm crushing on you a bit. Sorry" Sheepish

Blush, shrug.

"Friendly neighborhood lesbian liberator, that's me."

"See, that's a good title for a shero" Ever smiles "Thanks. And sorry if drooled on you a bit. That's the drugs, not me creeping"

"Hello? Samantha?"

"Yes, ma'am?"

"We're at a physical distance, but I think Ever might need medical attention." She mouths a silent 'sorry' to the other girl.

Ever sighs but nods

"Alright. The counselor is a woman by the way, but a paramedic is also coming in"

Apparently things are moving fast

"Okay."

"SHIT" Conrad calls out as the keyring moves away from him as if by magic

but he'll assume it came loose

While holding the line, she taps out a group text to Gerd & Ann-Marie ("How quick can you get to Rutgers? Could use AM ASAP.")

TXT: I can use dross. Get us there pretty fast, no later than an hour , probably closer to ten minutes" Gerd offers

TXT: I'll trust Gerd to know best AM says "You don't normally ask for help so quickly so it must be important"

TXT: Thanks

"This is kind of pathetic." Watching Conrad.

"Is it wrong to mock him up there?" The professor asks "I mean, not fat shaming, just shaming shaming?"

"I want to throw a rock at him" Ever admits

"So do I, but we're letting him make an ass of himself."

"And recording it" The professor adds her own phone at work

"Well, I hope my parents appreciate I am never going home again" Ever looks hurt, but also determined

"Your parents help him? " The profesor blinks then says "Oh Ever, I am so sorry. "

"We don't always get the best genetic donors."

"Good thing we are so much more than our DNA" Shana adds

"Yeah" A nod to both from Ever

AAnd the sound of a police siren closing

At the same time?

TXT FROM GERD: We're at Rutgers