"Oh, do you?" She resisted the urge to laugh, but her cruel smirk was evident in her voice as well as on her face. "I disagree; creativity is exactly what I exercised on both of those very special occasions." She lowered her voice to a confidential whisper. "By the way, do tell me how Arcee handled my work with Backlash; I haven't spoken with her in so long."

She knew they were straying from their plan here, but she just couldn't resist careening right into this topic. It was one of her favorites, after all.