But if I head down to get my laundry at night, suddenly all 6'2'' and 225 pounds of me is running up my back stairs — because devils are typically slow and won't be able to get through the door to my apartment once I make it there.

I took the back stairs up to my room and my closet.

I called, running down the back stairs.

I scaled the back stairs two at a time.

I took the back stairs by myself.