A Luminescent Peril Defused

A blinding flash of neon green suddenly beamed from the dark carpet! *Gasp!* Toxic radioactive seepage?! Uncontained energy rupture right in the transit corridor?! I dropped flat against the floorboards, curling my top crest tight as my heart pounded in sheer panic! But... no alarm sirens wailed. No heat wave erupted. Trembling, I edged closer on my plush belly to investigate. It was just a fallen strip of high-visibility neon tape, curling up from the side of a heavy storage box and catching the hallway lamp! An unanchored adhesive trip hazard! In a sudden blackout scramble, someone's heel would catch that tacky edge and send them sprawling! Bracing my rounded base firmly against the floorboards, I dug my curved crest against the peeling edge, pushing with all my might until the strip smoothed down flat and adhered flush to the timber trim. Pathway cleared, night patrol fully certified!