Vertical colored lines on screen of macbook pro after dropping it! Please Help!

So my macbook pro was on my bed when I fell asleep and I must have pushed it off during the night. Anyway, I opened it this morning and now I have black and colored thing vertical and horizontal stripes on the screen and I don't know what to do! Please give me any help or advice you can, I am really worried about it!

Best case scenario:
The LVDS connector was dislodged and will just need to be re-plugged.
Worst case:
The drive array to the display has become delaminated and the display will have to be replaced.
Since it's a Retina, do you still have Apple Care?
Are there visible signs of damage? Warping? Dings?
"when I fell asleep and I must have pushed it off during the night."
So anything could have happened. If I was your defense counsel I would say, "My client was asleep and has no actual knowledge as to what occurred, Your Honor."

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