Interlude :

They're on top of a large building somewhere.

Oktava and Faust eye each other carefully and Faust gives a little snarl and a big grin.

"Looking good there, Oktava...your legs go all the way up to your ass," he teases her.

"Shut up," Oktava says calmly, "you're such a little prick. I worked so hard!"

Faust snorts arrogantly, but Oktava ignores it.

"I made sure that Raph went to Paris and got back together with Kylie again, Don and Paula met on the internet, Mikey's stories got sold so he could go to Germany and meet Brioni, and I rescued Jade from being killed by those muggers, so she could be found by Leo!" she continues.

"Yeah, I saw that...you made them stuff Jade down a grate instead," Faust laughs cruelly.

"It was part of my plan," Oktava explains, and Faust almost chokes in laughter.

"You had to ruin it, didn't you?" Oktava scolds him, "Made sure that Leo and Jade were captured, and that those german creeps came and broke into Brioni's apartment so she panicked and shot one of them? Now they had to run away.
And Raph and Don will have to go save their brother...they can get killed. And Paula didn't want to come with them to New York, so now you've ruined Don's chance with her.You almost even ruined Raph and Kylie's relationship when they had a fight about wether she should come or not. Luckily, I ended that fight before it really got started. I oughta clobber you." she crosses her arms over her chest.

Faust smiles contendedly. "Face it, Oktava...your plan is doomed to die...no one could ever love a freak! I wonder what I'll do next to ruin their lives..."

Oktava's hand connects violently with the side of Faust's face and he staggers back.

"Don't ever call them freaks again." she says, even more calmly.

"Oh, baby," Faust whispers, cradling the side of his face," I love it when you hit me like that..."

Oktava narrows her eyes. "Give it up, Faust."

"You know, I must admit I kind of like your little project here...it's even more fun than the second world war...that Hitler guy sure was screwed up, huh? I wonder what made him do that?" He gives a wicked little grin.

"I despise you," Oktava says in pure disgust.

Faust ignores her. "Face it, " he repeats.
"even with your 'handpicked' little girls, whom you've watched for a long time, you can't be sure that they'll love those freaks...or even like them." he glances at her.

This time Oktava doesn't even bother to hit him.

"They will." she states.

"Oh, but there's where you're wrong...you don't know that for sure..." he mocks her.

"I will make sure of that." she insists.

"Remember, Oktava...it takes two to tango!" he gives an evil laugh and disappears in a cloud of smoke.

"Yeah, right, Faust. That's what you said last time!" Oktava mumbles to herself. But she's not really sure anymore.

She holds up her staff and she gradually fades away.

"I have to follow him...wonder what he's up to now..."

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