"What, like plummeting to the ground, Tower of Terror style?" Kieron grinned. "Yeah, speed's a little pointless then."

The doors opened a smidge, then finally, two men in campus police uniforms pulled the doors the rest of the way open. The elevator was stuck between the second and third floors, with the actual floor about at knee's height. They hadn't even made it all the way to the top of the building. Something really must have been looking out for this girl.

Kieron gave the officers a half-hearted wave, then turned to Stephanie and gestured for her to go first. "After you."