Moon Dragon heaved a breathy sigh over the cheap, pre-paid phones we both had. "Sometimes I wish I'd been more specific on my college roommate request form. I thought normal roommates weren't supposed to shower and forget to take their meds, not ask how to break into a house."

Desperate times, I texted her since it was so much more reliable than speaking.

Moon's mom worked for a biosecurity company. Maybe if Moon asked nicely, her mom would offer up all the tricks of ...