“Alright, let's get this meeting started.” Tomas, the head of recruitment for Renders stated.
“Did we have to do this at 5am?” Randy, an older man and senior manager bemoans through his screen.
“Prospective recruits get snached up quickly. you know how time is off the essence Randy.” Josh, a middle aged man replies.
“New information has come out about the girl, which makes her more valuable. Other guilds with more resources will definitely take special note of her now and start moving. We can't match them in resources so we need to get there first to get her hooked. Thankfully Marcy was already nearby.” Josh continued.
“If by nearby you mean two states away then yes I was quite close.” A younger woman with strawberry red hair fights to say as a yawn visibly tries to overpower her.
“Yes, I know it's sudden. Thank you for making the trip. We're here to discuss what we should offer her. Marcy I cannot stress enough that you need to nail the first impression.” Josh says.
“Yea yea, that will be easier the better the offer you give me to work with.” Marcy replies.
“You've mentioned how she is a good catch but I'm not seeing it. Literally every other prospect so far has more achievements to their names than she does.” Shelby, the surly looking middle aged HR woman says.
Instantly Randy's mood becomes visibly annoyed, while Josh simply rolls his eyes. Marcy simply yawns into the camera again, only Tomas is able to keep a professional face.
“Ms. Shelby, I understand you may not be fully versed on the process. But I can assure you that when vetting candidates the quality of their achievements is much more important than the quantity. I can assure you that this girl is one of the most promising candidates to date. One assist and one confirmed kill. With said kill being achieved while defending two non combatants, one of which was disabled. All this within two weeks of getting her magic. And that isn't even accounting for her known abilities, Randy if you would.” Tomas said with a professional smile
“A reminder that officially we don't know any of this. My contact managed to slip me this report but technically it is still restricted material. Other guilds will get a hold of it themselves soon enough, so we need to be quick on the draw. A few things catch my eye, first she stated she used flight magic to boost herself into the tree while carrying the other two. Flight magic is always a good type that combos well with practically anything.”
“Second, she used a spell called manasurge on herself at one point. I did some digging on it, its a known but rare spell. Third, we know she has some sort of yelling based attack that can disorient or damage anything caught in range. I managed to pull the report from earlier in the week where she got the assist. It states she used the attack to cause damage to the attacking demon. But in this report she claims to have used it to disorient the demons and cause them to fall out of the tree. It could be different abilities, but I personally suspect it's the same one, very versatile, gives quite a few options for its application in combat.” Randy continues.
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“Are we including the fact that she's currently the third youngest defender registered? Ninth overall In the world. She could have a long and successful career ahead of her. That however does pose a small problem itself, she is currently under age. Meaning anything is going to have to also go through the parents. So you need to impress them as well Marcy.” Josh cuts in.
“Perfect, so what's my budget and target terms?” Marcy says while fighting off another yawn.
“In light of recent information, your budget Is basically unlimited. Just contact me if anything extreme pops up. As for initial offering, we should go with a veterans package with a few extra incentives to start with. I’m thinking we offer personal trainers for her magic, access to contacts for purchasing better gear……” Tomas says, only to be interrupted by Randy.
“Tomas, you're still thinking about this like she’s a veteran we’re poaching from another guild. She’s not, she’s a seventeen year old, probably about to graduate highschool if she isn't in college. While the trainers might interest her, most of the veterans package perks and a line on newer gear wont. Hell, she probably doesn't have any money to buy any gear. We should look into power leveling and college tuition instead. It’s a shame we don't have more time to build a profile on her.” Randy says.
“I’m working on that now actually, but the pickings are slim. She has some social media but only really likes posts and tells her acquaintances happy birthday. Once I’m done with that I'll move on to seeing if I can learn anything about her parents. But it’s looking like you will be going in blind on this one Marcy.” Josh says.
“Thanks, send it over with whatever we want to offer her when you get the chance.. Now, if I’m not needed anymore I’m going to go get a few hours of sleep before acceptable visiting hours.” Marcy says while barely keeping her eyes open.
“You are good then Ms. Marcy. Thank you for attending, get some rest. We need you on your A game for this one.” Tomas says as the meeting application closes.
The strawberry redhead closes her laptop before haphazardly dropping it into the business briefcase by her bed and her face onto the pillow. Despite sleeping for a few hours on the plane ride she’s still dead tired due to the car ride to get from the airport to the small city, which does not have one of its own yet. She’s asleep almost instantly, stopping only for a moment to set her phone's alarm to eight pm. She’s here way ahead of the competition, so hopefully a few extra hours of sleep won't ruin her massive head start.
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“Well Anvasta, I’ll be damned. You actually did it. All those centuries of work, not for nothing after all. Hmmm, I’m a demon of my word. I’ll go along with your plan then. But not just because I’m a demon of my word. Oh no, I want to see where this is going. Countless eternities and the impossible has finally happened, the universe is changing at last. And, we’re, going, in!”