[ EU ] Not every 00-agent gets to lead a life of beautiful cars and fast women . Tell the story of an agent assigned one of the unglamorous 00 numbers .

Despite her abilities, experience, and credentials, Victoria has a rough new job. She ’ s been a spy for a long time, almost ten years, but most of the missions were lower level. They always tell her it ’ s because of her rank, but she knows it ’ s mostly because she ’ s a woman. They did not see her for her capabilities for a long time. But a couple years ago, that all changed when she got the offer of a lifetime. 
 
 This offer is the sort you don ’ t refuse. In this case, you could, but they would literally kill you. Victoria didn ’ t even know this position existed. She ’ d heard whispers about some new “ super spy ” with no name, but people are always talking about something like that just like people talk about the Loch Ness Monster. The day she was brought in and offered this job, she believed. She believed because she was told it was real and that they wanted her to join. 
 
 Within the last few years, the British government had secretly started a new class of spies in the clandestine MI-6. They started with one spy, a man, to see how their new plan would perform. The initial results were better than expected, so they decided to bring on a second spy. The head of MI-6, designated “ M ”, insisted that the second spy be female; and everyone does what M says to do. After plenty of searching and indirect testing, MI-6 decided on bringing in Victoria. They saw what her superiors never had. 
 
 Now, this kind of an opportunity should be a really amazing thing to happen in Victoria ’ s life. She accepted and was going on incredible missions almost right away. But there was something no one saw coming. Because the first spy was a test of this hypothesis of a new spy model and under so much secrecy, his real identity was scrubbed, a fake one created and given to him, and he was given an operational name inside MI-6 of “ 001 ”. MI-6 figured either the whole thing would fail, or they would use more thorough fake identities later on ( they didn ’ t expect 001 to live either way ). They weren ’ t prepared to give Victoria one of these thorough new identities, so she was given “ 002 ”. 
 
 This created several problems, and it was bad enough working in espionage as a female. For starters, there are all the obvious bathroom jokes. You ’ d think a spy agency like MI-6 would be past such things, but in plenty enough ways it is like any other workplace. “ 002 ” also indicated second, which added to Victoria ’ s difficulties succeeding as a woman. But the worst part is that “ 002 ” is part of how she ’ s known around the world, as she goes on each mission. Imagine how criminals, drug lords, and others of that type react when someone referred to as “ 002 ” claims authority and tries to bring them and their operation down; it doesn ’ t go well. On top of all of that, the only person who can begin to understand what it ’ s really like is 001 and mostly all he says to Victoria is, “ So, how ’ s it feel to be number 2? ” 
 
 Fortunately, Victoria ’ s treatment in her previous position in the spy world prepared her for this. She quickly grew ‘ thick skin ’ and learned to let it all go. She also knows that the only way to put an end to it and to put fear in the minds and hearts of the enemies of Britain is to prove herself. Today is the day she knows she ’ s succeeded. She ’ s face to face with a Chinese kingpin, introduced herself and her intentions, and he ’ s not laughing or making any jokes. He knows what ’ s about to happen.
