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It's on the fridge with the list of emergency numbers!

[And little does she know that she dialed the wrong number in the first place. 8I]

Goblins, right? What do they look like? Where are you?

[What, she sounded terrified, and he'd kick himself if something happened that he could prevent]

I'm in my house!

You don't know what goblins look like? Little ugly bald things with sharp pointy teeth?

[... definitely goblins then. He sighed] Going to need an address, and are you on the first floor? Second floor? Where are they?

Basement. I locked them in the basement. I think they're trying to get out.

[Cue loud banging noise as Beth shoves something heavy in front of the door.

Also, -insert address here]

Please hurry.

[Crap, that was across the county line, a good half hour away] That's good, keep them there, do they have any way of getting out? Ground-level windows? Ventilation? Laundry chutes?

I-I-I think there's an air vent.

Oh God I'm going to die.

You're going to be fine, you need to find somewhere defensible, walk in closet maybe, block the door with towels, if you've got cayenne pepper, even better, goblins are burrowers, like moles, they mostly navigate by sense of smell, anything that throws that off will help you. Also means their eyes are sensitive to light, so make sure you've got a bright flashlight with you.

Okay. Okay. Um.

[BRB RAIDING SPICE CABINET]

I-I'm in a bathroom, that works, right?

Yeah, yeah, that'll work good. It'll be about a half hour until I can get anybody to your location, so sit tight. We're on the way.

Half an hour?!

About! Just do what I told you and you'll be fine.

O-okay.

[She'll just. Curl up in the bathtub now]

[he did hurry, because he was Bobby and she was a damsel in distress.]

[Poor Beth is a damsel in distress often, unfortunately.

She's also still hiding in the bathtub. She is not moving. Ever.]

[He managed to get there in twenty three minutes, and he was glad that it was only a pair of goblins, though the ruckus he kicked up putting them both down was probably enough to wake the neighbors.]

[Yeah, way to go Bobby. Someone probably called the cops or something. Especially since Beth was screaming earlier before she got smart and tried to call the authorities.

Which she also failed at, but things worked out okay anyway!

She's still sitting in the tub, pointing a bottle of cayenne pepper and her flashlight defensively toward the door and trying not to flip out because loud noises oh God what]

[He finally pushes the door open carefully, ready to dodge if anything gets hucked]

You alright in here?

[She was about ready to throw that flashlight, man.]

I think so. U-um, are they gone?

Yeah, you're good. Probably won't have any problems with them later either.

Good.

...Thanks.

[She slowly climbs out of the tub]

......You don't look like an... FBI agent.

yeah? How many feds have you met?

None.

Well there you go. Deep cover agent. [he sighs] You going to be okay?

I think so.

[She's just never going to go into the basement ever again. Talk about life scaring events]

I don't have to pay you are anything, do I?

[Because she's also flat broke]