Oksana – City #143

 

 

It had been barely month and half and it was not gettink easier. Beink child of peasant farmers, this was not a new think for Oksana. For she knew all too well. When you add people to plan, the think must always adapt or off the rails it would go…Always…

Yet it should not have been so difficult a think to handle one man. Certainly he was no such ordinary man. But to her enhanced mind, basic principles should still have been same.

Point him at enemies, he makes them go away.

Use him as boogeyman, people start behavink.

Find where lizard’s live, he eliminates them for memory of Little Polar Bear.

Simple.

Yet every turn, Benjamin was just as much if not more problem then problems he was meant to solve!...If he was evil man then it would have been easier. Simpler.

But no.

Despite all destruction, chaos and bouts of insanity, he seemed to care for the people. Even to point of own detriment. Why could he not eliminate traitors like he did monsters was almost as mysterious as his ridiculous powers. Which led to why she was sittink in conference room which belonked to faction she used to grudginkly serve; The Freedom Consortium.

Commink to consult with Gloria was part of new role as madman’s second woman in command. So it was natural think to stoically accept scone with not enough cream and too much jam...Also completely natural think that Oksana inquired.

“So tell me Leader Gloria, what is your opinion on happeninks with Union and Territorial Army?”

Quirkink smile at new title she was just given, the leader in question offered.

“Well I only know what a group of Siphoners in the adjacent zone saw of the altercation…”

Wavink her to continue Oksana added.

“Yes yes it is all second hand opinions...But still, you have somthink for me?”

Grinnink like cat from Cheshire, Gloria continued.

“As long as this isn’t traceable back to me and my Siphoners…”

Grumblink Oksana assured.

“Ok fine, I will not tell Benjamin where it came from woman...Now tell me what you know!”

Smirkink far too much, the New Zealand woman furthered.

“As long as we understand one another, that’s all one can really ask...It turns out its a nasty bit of business for all the parties involved actually. You see, the Asian Union has started to employ debt bonded people as front line expendables in their high tier monster farming excursions. I had of course heard whispers of such things but never anything concrete, at least until now...

The Siphoners were about to return to their base of operations and report this...Or so i'm told. When they saw two Territorial Army’s Raid Party's encircle the Unions group after they had finished a protracted battle with a pack of some monsters known as Dusk Touched Warg’s...What followed was some drawn out posturing between several members of either side then the Territorial Army’s leader demanded a substantial Manamote sum to remain silent on the matter of the slaves.”

Huffing with exasperation, Oksana needled.

“I must say my forked tongued friend. This certainly is detailed information for group who were in next Zone…”

Chortlink offensively, she countered.

“I seem to remember them having a scout...Yes that was it, I’m certain of it!”

Scowlink at lyink snake of woman, she seemed to not notice as she continued.

“As I was saying, the Americans demanded manamotes and this seemed to offend the Union’s Raid leader greatly as he ordered his forces to attack despite the dishevelled state of his troops. And one thing naturally led to another and the Territorial Army got a bit carried away by killing everyone...Slaves included...”

Sighing with dejection, Oksana’s day was now not lookink so bright. She had hoped to come and reminisce of carefree days, only to find she had more problems.

Why was it always like this?

Well she supposed it was the monsters problem now. Brightenink a little she was just startink to rise from seat in search for proper scone when Gloria made thinks worse by informink.

“There was one more urgent matter that I think we should discuss.”

Scowlink once more at the reptile, Oksana demanded.

“Make it quick scaled woman…”

Noddink like she understood the value of precious time and agreed, Gloria did not actually make quick. Instead she slowly pressed button in front of her seat near middle of table and announced.

“You can come in now.”

Why was everyone like this?

Why could they not stick to roles.

Oksana’s new role was supposed to be emissary and madman's public relations officer.

Takink names and kickink mules.

Dealkink evenly with all.

Out in open.

What was not supposed to be part of new role was meetink with traitors.

And if the matters could not get worse.

The Little Firecracker was amongst them...

So after Michelle and the snivelink coward Jürgen had walked in while also being in casual company of some boy who was too full of self. Oksana was forced to groan and massage temples.

Vigorusly.

When the slit eyed Gloria had finished introducink the merry band of skulkink fools, Oksana gave the room her best unimpressed face as she demanded of schemink Gloria.

“Do you have wish of death woman?!”

Clearink throat, woman in question countered with severely lackink amount of shame.

“I understand this might not look...Positive right now but if you will ju-”

Havink enough of the hags pitch of sale, Oksana spat.

“If I listen to what they have to say I will be worse than dead too! Do you have any idea what that monster IS CAPABLE OF!?”

Tryink to control breath at thought of what would become of her, Gloria’s reply very barely made register.

“I have had him here in this room, I have also read the reports of his...contribution to the clearing of the phas-”

Skewerink the witch woman with her swimink vision, Oksana bit out.

“That is not even half of his abilities woman! HE IS LIKE WALKING BOMB MADE OF ATOMS, HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THIS ALREADY!”

The snake woman of witches looked like she wanted to make defense, but Oksana would not allow it!

No!

She could not allow SUCH STUPIDITY!

“NO! NEARLY EVERY DAY HE IS MAKINK JOKES ABOUT WIPINK OUT ONE OF YOUR BOTTOM FEEDINK FACTIONS! ONE TIME HE EVEN SAID THIS ABOUT WHOLE HUMAN RACE! WORSE THAN THIS?!? HE COULD DO IT WITHOUT SUFFERINK SO MUCH AS A SCRATCH TO HIS RIDICULOUS GREY HOLE OF BUTTS!”

She had been shoutink, Oksana knew she had.

But they needed to understand...

How could they not understand?

At least she did not make their ears bleed...

Continuink to take in ragged breaths, it was unwaverink voice of Little Fire Cracker that broke her from malodorous thoughts.

“That’s exactly why he needs to go Oksana.”

Snortink and lookink sharply at little flamink horse with pedals on, she demanded.

“Do you not remember what he did to uS LAST TIME WE TRIED THIS GIRL!?!”

To their credits, her companions at least had common sense to look apologetic for their level of stupidity. Yet still the little peddled horse persisted.

“But this time I actually have a plan!”

Starink hard at little polarbears lover, she could see why the dead fool child had found such stubbornness attractive think...But the lack of brains on her was truly alarmink...Despite her best efforts Oksana could not help but ask.

“And what exactly is this fuckink amazink plan then hmmm?”

Looking like kitten who had gotten all of the cream, the Initiate Fire Mage of a girl began.

“Well the first step is getting me and my friends here access to something called a ‘Dimensional Siphon Insertion & Recall Platform’.”

Frownink at name she had not heard before, she probed.

“What exactly is this think and why in all that is unholy are you askink me about it?”

As Michelle blinked in surprise like sheep that is lost, the boy who is not traitor but much too full of self offers.

“We are more then happy to compensate you for any inconvenience caused by ensuring our access.”

Then it hits like bricks in ton; The boy is the last and most useless survivor of British Royal family. Still, Oksana snorts all the same at his pointless offer.

“So you have finally found spine without your minders yes?”

He looks like he has somthink to say on matter but his opinion is as irrelevant as it was before, so she scowlinkly overrode.

“As for your offer of bribe, I have now more wealth than even this whole shit heap of City. So either start by tellink me what this think you want access to is or I go and report to monster I have found new much stupider nest of traitors.”

All the cowards in room go pale from threat. As they should. This is proper for their spineless behavior.

All except Little cracker of fires...Apparently she thinks it is time for laughink. When she is done with such silly thinks she adds.

“Your not going to do that though are you Oksana?”

Genuinely curious as to why the fool child would think this, she demanded.

“Ok little lamb who has lost its shepard...Care to enlighten the rest of us as to why this is your foolish thinkink?”

Offerink sad smile the girl rejoins.

“Because its not what Svetlana would want.”

Hope blooms in the cobwebs of her old chest.

Did she manage to undo the magic damage to remember little polar bear?

Scowlink at the foolish girl Oksana demanded.

“So you somehow found way to remember her?”

Face fallink like meltink of ice in sun, the child offered lamely.

“Not, yet but soon I hope to… I-In the meantime I...We...We still need your help to get access to that platform...”

Growlink at the stubborn little fool, Oksana prodded.

“You still have not told me why you need me specifically girl…”

Face regainink some color she added in clear hope.

“Because its a restricted access room underneath the Citadel.”

Scowlink intensifies for lonk few moments as she studies the Party of traitorous fools intently.

Should she herself be the one to beat the stupid out of them?

Should she ask monster to send them all to freezink zone to cool their overcooked brains?

No, first they deserve honesty.

Oksana laughed at them. Heartily. 

It was good couple of minutes before eyes began to weep. Wipink away the tears she discovered many unimpressed peoples...They should be thankink her for honesty.

Few these days are so honest...Or kind…

Judging from their stupid silence they needed words as well.

“Sorry for little outburst. I am gettink old you see...I mean, I honestly thought for moment I heard you not only say you wanted me to get traitors into Citadel, but also help get you into secure-room as well...This was my mistake, I appologize...”

Squarink shoulders little firecracker is first to regain from deflation by confirmink.

“That’s exactly what we want Oksana.”

Tet more angry thoughts are thought.

How could little polar bear be so stupid as to take up with one who is even more stupid.

What was she still doink here?

The longer she listened the more he would make her suffer when he found out. There was no reasonink with man...Not man, think...He was a Think... And that monster would crush her like bug.

Because that was what they all were to the monster...Just little bugs buzzink...

It seems the little idiot had been speakink again.

“-nd I know this is going to sound weird...B-But you wont have to do anything at all, just keep doing as he tells you and then when the time is right we'll contact you again.”

Noddink in way of agreement, Oksana supplied.

“Yes i see now, doink nothink will get us exactly what you want...”

Lackink any shame, the horse with pedals renewed.

“Exactly! All you have to do when the time is right is let us in!”

Applyink more scowlink as she tried and failed to see how she had not burnt herself to crisp lonk ago, oksana eventually queried.

“Very well, let us say that this scheme of yours does not result in many painful deaths with most important and unjust being mine...What happens next?”

Noddink alonk like she was not a frog in middle of highway traffic, Michelle furthered.

“Then we have to use it to go to another world.”

The words themselves were not foreign thinks to her. Neither was speaker.

Obviously.

But when the two combined thinks made so much less sense.

It made her brain hurt.

A lot. Which was strange because her attributes should have protected from this...

Regardless of great pain in head Oksana further probed.

“How exactly do you know of these thinks?”

For the first time the snivelink traitor Jürgen, took it upon self to speak.

“I told you she wouldn’t help us Michelle. Don’t tell her anything else! She’ll just try and stop whatever plan you have an te-”

Before cracker of fires and self important prince demanded in unison.

“Shut UP!”

Smirkink at look of dejection on traitors face did little to make up for all the unspoken questions floatink in room. Doink her best to let one free Oksana prodded.

“So will you tell me or do you share traitors view?”

Huffing exactly like little polar bear used to, the firey little fool allowed.

“I can’t tell you everything...”

Obviously notink the explosion of negative thoughts about to erupt, she hastily continued.

“O-only because I don’t know everything! But, what I do know is that some very powerful being also wants that arsehole gone more than we do and they are willing to help us to get it done.”

Sortink through the idiot's words for moment led Oksana to further.

“When you say beink, you mean?”

Sighing, the little fool proffered.

“Well to be honest I’m not sure...But I’m fairly certain they are blocked by the system from interfering directly in the lower phase worlds, which is why they need us to get rid of him for them...”

At the last statement she gestured to the two other idiot's in room and prosecuted incredulously.

“You meant to tell me that they need not only you, but these two flaccid turnips as well?”

Unflinchink in her stupidity, Michelle added.

“Yes.”

There was lonk pause to let grumblink subside. Fixing Gloria with look of weighink, Oksana let huff out to proscecute.

“Puttink aside sentimentality of matter...Do you think this will work like little idiot says?”

Un-phased by ridiculousness of the words beink thrown about in room, the snake of woman offered primly.

“Yes, yes I do.”

Clearink her throat to get out the honeyed cow droppinks they had been tryink to feed her, Oksana glacially summarized.

“So to be clear...Everyone in this room is willink to bet not only their lives but the lives of everyone not just in City but in Freedom Union as well, on me successfully doink nothink before the monster then magically allows me to let you into hidden room I have not seen or heard of til this day?”

There was pause.

Pausink was good.

They were finally startink to realize stakes.

Yet despite finally allowink their brains to work in peace, it did not take long for their shared looks to result in noddink of agreements. Then down to their last, they resolutely supplied in unison.

“Yes.”

Causink Oksana to groan and lament to the white ceilink.

"Why do you keep doink this to me!”

Before resumink scowlink at the bunch of addle brained fools to amend.

“Very well then, tell me how we are all goink to get ourselves killed...”

And so, more bafflink explanations were given. More knowledge of thinks that could not be known was also unwisely shared.

Leadink to room beink once more filled with many pointless words and even more foolish sentiments.

Then when meetink was done and she too had lowered IQ enough to join rest of the stubborn mules in most foolish of endeavors.

Oksana prayed anew to ghost of little polar bear.

 That would not be joinink her before she got revenge, and remove the shit eatink lizards who had taken her most stupid of smiles away.