Elunara blinked at the tiny night elf standing on her porch. "Uh, hello."
"You must be Elunara, the Whore." She stuck her hand out. "My name is Minuette. Yes, I am aware of the accuracy of my name." She sighed.
Elunara took the out stretched hand. "Why ARE you so small?"
She shrugged. "No one knows, but I'm shorter than most human women. I can assure you that I'm in my thirties."
"Hm. Well, what are you after?"
Minuette clasped her hands together. "Please help me get into the SI:7! I've been trying for MONTHS, and I've read all of your books in the library, and I was just hoping..."
"You were hoping I would be your in."
"Yes!"
"Well, first I need your file. Come back tomorrow."
"Of course!"
Elunara flipped through the file and frowned. Pacing back and forth, she considered the information given to her. Minuette sat in the chair, watching her intently. "You've taken the test sixteen times?" Elunara raised an eyebrow.
"Yes. I'll take it four hundred more if it would get me in."
"Why do you want in so badly?"
"Why did you?"
"I thought you read my books." She shook her head. "I didn't care. It was just another way to find the men I needed. I would have happily stayed in the stables and fucked every male to give me a wink. This gave me a broader range." Elunara tossed the file on the table. "Stop taking the test."
"What?" Minuette jerked straight up.
"The test is bullshit. It's there to filter you out. The amount of people that get in on the test is about one percent, and the amount of people that get in on the first try of the test, is one percent of the original one percent. It is purposely set up to keep you out."
"But that's not fair!"
"The test is designed to make you see through the bullshit. Most of the answers are actually supposed to be blank. You are to question, not to answer. Answering most of the questions are automatic disqualifications."
"No one told me that!"
"That's the point. There is NO test, NO question, and NO arrangement of answers that can prepare you for the realities of being an agent."
"But that's not fair!" She crossed her arms. "Why even HAVE a test?"
"To keep people like you out, who think the answers lie on a piece of paper." Elunara shook her head. "I never took the test. How most become agents, is to find your gimmick. Mine was my art, and my willingness to fuck anything that moved. I came up with a unique tactic that no one had seen before. You have to come up with something that is unique to you, something that can better the agency."
"That's..."
"You use the word "Fair" again, and I will punch you in the face, and throw your ass out. "Fair" was invented by politicians and the insignificant. I am neither, and I tolerate neither. If you want MY help, you'll drop the concept of fair. There's no such thing when your life, and others, is on the line."
"I... I'm sorry!"
"Now, the interesting thing is... you already HAVE a gimmick."
"I do?"
"You're tiny. I bet you can get into most places that other people can't. You're a night elf, so you can disappear into nowhere. We can work with this, and see if there's anything else we can eek out of you." She tapped her chin. "I want to see something."
Once she had the still sleeping Lulu tucked into her sling, they headed out.
The door jerked open. "Aunt Elunara!" Abigail bounced. "Look at my new bracelet!"
"That's very nice, sweetie. Where's your momma?"
"She's yelling at daddy, cause he got into her papers!"
Elunara winced. "Will he ever learn?"
"ABIGAIL! What have I told you about answering the door?"
"But, momma, it's aunt Elunara!"
"I don't care! Someone could snatch you up and I'd have NO idea!"
"Sorry, Momma." Abigail put her hands behind her.
Zelinnia blinked at Elunara. "Is my vision fucked?"
Minuette held out her hand. "You must be Zelinnia."
"You're seeing her the same as I am." Elunara shrugged.
"I really am just small." Minuette sighed.
Elunara considered. "Yeah, you're freaking small. You're tinier than a blood elf." She shook her head. "Girly here wants to be an agent."
Zelinnia snorted. "Good luck with that." She hesitated. "Please tell me you're taking her to Grogek."
"Next stop."
"Hold on." Zelinnia disappeared in the house. A few minutes later, she came out with both kids. "I have to see this."
At the training yard, Grogek stared down. "Is this a child?"
"For the last time..." Minuette grit out. "I'm in my thirties."
"If you can't take a little poking, you'll never make agent." Elunara shrugged.
"Training her?" Grogek's eyebrow shot up.
"Honestly, she has to get IN first."
"Ah."
"I have an idea, where are the boys?"
"Probably napping." Grogek grinned. "We upped their work load today."
"Must have just missed them."
"Yeah, sent em home about five minutes ago." Jordan nodded.
"Well, come back in a couple of hours."
"But..."
Elunara cocked her eyebrow. "Are you arguing with me?"
"No, Ma'am." Minuette saluted and took off.