She gave him an overly kind look, the sort usually reserved for a particularly slow child and shook her head. "Oh, that's just the way things are there. Everyone does it to everyone else. I was the same way, that's how I know what they really think. Brutal world. Vicious. The phrase "eat their own" really applies to professional dance."

And yet, he was giving her a valid excuse and it was tempting. "I thought cops were supposed to uphold the law and be honest, good guys. Are you actually encouraging me to lie and deceive and entire group of people?" She was joking, mostly, smiling too. "And you know, if the front desk is taking messages, you can't call me either." Waverly closed her eyes and made a pleased sound in the back of her throat, "But oh, bubble bath...temptation is a horrible thing, isn't it?"